Residual Gastric Content after Gastric Lavage and Ipecacuanha-Induced Emesis in Self-Poisoned Patients: An Endoscopic Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107689108400113