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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Treatment Outcomes of Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen and Its Associated Factors in Adult Patients at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammed Yesuf1 Department of Surgery, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Mequanint Taye1 Department of Surgery, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Eyob Ketema Bogale2 Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 105-113 | Received 24 Oct 2023, Accepted 15 Dec 2023, Published online: 19 Dec 2023

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