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Wasniewska, M., Vigone, M.C., Cappa, M. et al. Acute suppurative thyroiditis in childhood: relative frequency among thyroid inflammatory diseases. J Endocrinol Invest 30, 346–347 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03346303
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