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Chapter 9 - Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2018

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Sari Kay ,
Michelle Tobin  and
Sandra J. Cunningham
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Jeffrey C. Gershel  and
Ellen F. Crain
Jeffrey C. Gershel
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Ellen F. Crain
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
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Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics , pp. 234 - 293
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Print publication year: 2018

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