Abdominal cocoon: Report of five cases

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 286-288

  Githeko, A K ^a   McFarlane, G A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0034178108     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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