Persistent diarrhoea and occult vipomas in children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7248, 2000, Pages 1524-1526

  Murphy, M S ^a   Sibal, A ^a   Mann, J R ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIPOMA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; VIPOMA;

EID: 0034600523     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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