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Strolling Through Half a Century of Adolescent Growth

  • Reminiscences from Indian Pediatrics: A Tale of 50 Years
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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, 641037, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ahila Ayyavoo

  2. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, 641037, Tamil Nadu, India

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Ayyavoo, A. Strolling Through Half a Century of Adolescent Growth. Indian Pediatr 61, 184–185 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-024-3116-1

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