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Original Article

Non-specific abdominal pain remains as the most common reason for acute abdomen: 26-year retrospective audit in one emergency unit

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Pages 1072-1077 | Received 03 May 2017, Accepted 07 Jun 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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