Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , October 2010

Establishment of Normative Data for the Amount of Breast Tissue Present in Healthy Children up to Two Years of Age

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.03.002

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , October 2010

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