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Med Sur 2012; 19 (1)
Chronic diarrhea: Diagnosis algorithm approach
Pérez-Gutiérrez OZ
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 34-37
PDF size: 180.38 Kb.
ABSTRACT
This algorithm analyzes the diagnostic evaluation of chronic diarrhea.
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