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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 10, 1990 - Issue 4
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Conservation of the ruptured spleen in children: an African series

O. A. MabogunjeDepartment of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
Pages 387-393 | Received 24 May 1990, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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