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15 - Postoperative gastrointestinal complications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2010

By
Brian Behm  and
Neil Stollman
Edited by
Michael F. Lubin ,
Robert B. Smith ,
Thomas F. Dodson ,
Nathan O. Spell  and
H. Kenneth Walker
Brian Behm
Affiliation:
East Bay Center for Digestive Health, Oakland, CA
Neil Stollman
Affiliation:
East Bay Center for Digestive Health, Oakland, CA
Michael F. Lubin
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Robert B. Smith
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Thomas F. Dodson
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Nathan O. Spell
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
H. Kenneth Walker
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
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Medical Management of the Surgical Patient
A Textbook of Perioperative Medicine
 , pp. 199 - 206
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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