Intussusception in a private tertiary-care hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: A case series

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-342

  Pruksananonda, Prasong ^a   Athirakul, Krairerk ^a   Worawattanakul, Mingmuang ^a   Varavithya, Wandee ^b   Pisithpun, Ampai ^a   Kitayaporn, Dwip ^a   Anuras, Sinn ^a  

^a BUMRUNGRAD INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 34249750645     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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