Gastric necrosis in a patient with bulimia
β Scribed by Erica J. Patocskai; J. Meirion Thomas
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2002
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 168
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1102-4151
- DOI
- 10.1002/ejs.50
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