Neonatal perforations of the gastrointestinal tract

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-144

  Al Salem, Ahmed H ^a,b   Qaisaruddin, Syed ^a   Abusrair, Hussain ^a   Varma, Koyikal Karthikeya ^a  

^a QATIF CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal perforation; Necrotizing enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442443132     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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