Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 191-197 , June 2006

The acute abdomen in the newborn

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2006.01.004

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 191-197 , June 2006

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