Ultrasonographic evaluation of melamine-exposed children in Hong Kong.

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Published in N Engl J Med on February 04, 2009

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Stella Sin Yee Ho, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu, Ka Tak Wong, Chi Kong Li, William Wong, Pak Cheung Ng, Anil T Ahuja

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