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Jeghers, Harold Joseph (1904–1990)

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Bury, Y.A. (2016). Jeghers, Harold Joseph (1904–1990). In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4059-1

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