Hirschsprung's Disease and Related Neuromuscular Disorders of the Intestine

Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1514-1559

  Teitelbaum, Daniel H ^a,b   Coran, Arnold G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-02842-4.50102-9     Document Type: Chapter

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