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  1. Pediatric Radiologist, Stanford, CA, USA

    Kathy A. Keller

  2. Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Patrick D. Barnes

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Keller, K.A., Barnes, P.D. Reply regarding rickets vs. abuse: the evidence. Pediatr Radiol 39, 1130–1132 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1381-8

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