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Home All issues Volume 42 / No 1 (Janvier 2026) Med Sci (Paris), 42 1 (2026) 39-47 References
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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 42, Number 1, Janvier 2026
Page(s) 39 - 47
Section M/S Revues
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/2025250
Published online 23 January 2026
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