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Research Article

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Occult Spinal Dysraphism in 47 Children

Kemal Sarica Department of Urology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
,
Ahmet Erbağci Department of Urology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
,
Faruk Yağci Department of Urology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
,
Cihanser Yurtseven Department of Urology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
,
Orhan Buyukbebeci Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
&
Gunhan Karakurum Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Şahinbey Medical Center University of Gaziantep Medical School Gaziantep Turkey
Pages 329-334 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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