Is biliary sludge a stone-in-waiting?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-322

  Werlin, S L ^a   Scott, J P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLELITHIASIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JAMAICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SLUDGE;

EID: 0030417407     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70061-6     Document Type: Editorial

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