Secular trends in small-bowel obstruction and adhesiolysis in the United States: 1988–2007

2012/05/08 by Frank I. Scott, Mark T. Osterman, Najjia N. Mahmoud +1 · 12 citations
Medicine · #Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions #Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management #Hernia repair and management

paper · doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.10.023

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