Gastroesophageal Reflux

Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 379-390

  Ostlie, Daniel J ^a,b   Holcomb, George W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6127-4.00029-X     Document Type: Chapter

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