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. 1965 Mar;161(3):418–427. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196503000-00016

Mesodermal Tumors Associated with Hypoglycemia Review of Literature and Report of a Case*

Diane W Crocker, Frank J Veith
PMCID: PMC1408962  PMID: 14263967

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