The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 3-4 , July 2000

Side effects of steroids revisited

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☆ Reprint requests: Charles G. D. Brook, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer St, London W1N 8AA, United Kingdom.

☆☆ J Pediatr 2000;137:3-4.

PII: S0022-3476(00)03738-0

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 3-4 , July 2000

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