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Home All issues Volume 42 / No 5 (Mai 2026) Med Sci (Paris), 42 5 (2026) 459-466 References
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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 42, Number 5, Mai 2026
Page(s) 459 - 466
Section M/S Revues
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/2026081
Published online 29 May 2026
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