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Home All issues Volume 22 / No 6-7 (Juin-Juillet 2006) Med Sci (Paris), 22 6-7 (2006) 659-663 References
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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 22, Number 6-7, Juin-Juillet 2006
Page(s) 659 - 663
Section Forum
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/20062267659
Published online 15 June 2006
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