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56 - Splenic abscess

from Part VII - Clinical syndromes: gastrointestinal tract, liver, and abdomen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2015

Ross M. Clark
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico HSC
Thomas R. Howdieshell
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico HSC
David Schlossberg
Affiliation:
Temple University, Philadelphia
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