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Armstrong, A., Calis, K. & Nelson, L. Do survivors of childhood cancer have an increased incidence of primary ovarian insufficiency?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 3, 326–327 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0452
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