Sporadic Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in a Nigerian

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 182-184

  Anyanwu, S N C ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; INTUSSUSCEPTION; JEJUNUM DISEASE; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTUSSUSCEPTION; JEJUNAL DISEASES; NIGERIA; PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033155110     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v45i7.8481     Document Type: Article

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