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The extra challenges faced by both patients and doctors in the developing world are presented, with emphasis on Bangladesh.
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Banu, T., Chowdhury, T.K. (2020). Cultural Differences in the Developing World. In: Hutson, J., Grover, S., O'Connell, M., Bouty, A., Hanna, C. (eds) Disorders|Differences of Sex Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7864-5_22
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