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Original Article

Acute Abdomen in Mentally Retarded Patients: Role of Aerophagia. Report of Nine Cases

Marion B. M. van der Kolk From the 1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen and 2Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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Mart H. M. Bender From the 1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen and 2Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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R. Jan A. Goris From the 1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen and 2Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
Pages 507-511 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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