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Vijayanand, P., Mahadevan, S., Shivbalan, S. et al. Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS). Indian J Pediatr 74, 874–875 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0161-4
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