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. 2004 Oct;89(10):938–942. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.045369

The adolescent with a chronic condition. Part I: developmental issues

J Suris 1, P Michaud 1, R Viner 1
PMCID: PMC1719685  PMID: 15383438

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