Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 197-218 , April 2010

Investigation and initial management of ambiguous genitalia

  • S. Faisal Ahmed, Professor, MD, FRCPCH

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  • Martina Rodie, BSc, MBChB, MRCPCH

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doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2009.12.001

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Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 197-218 , April 2010

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