Mid-gut volvulus identified by pediatric emergency ultrasonography.
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*Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, †New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, and ‡Rutgers University, College of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey Reprint Address: Adam Brand Sivitz, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of emergency medicine
دوره 45 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013