Rare case of nephrocalcinosis in a 14-year-old girl: Answers.
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SUBMITTER: Bjanid O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5334409 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
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Rare case of nephrocalcinosis in a 14-year-old girl: Answers.
Bjanid Omar O Adamczyk Piotr P Stojewska Małgorzata M Roszkowska-Bjanid Dagmara D Paszyna-Grześkowiak Magdalena M Jędzura Agnieszka A Oświęcimska Joanna J Ziora Katarzyna K Morawiec-Knysak Aurelia A Szczepańska Maria M
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 20160706 4
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