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Original Article

Postoperative abdominal adhesions and bowel obstruction. A survey among Dutch general practitioners

Raymond MFM LeclercqDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kevin WY Van BarneveldDepartment of General Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Marc HF SchreinemacherDepartment of General Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Roxanne AssiesDepartment of General Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Mascha TwellaarDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Nicole D BouvyDepartment of General Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Jean WM MurisDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Pages 176-182 | Received 15 Oct 2013, Accepted 09 May 2015, Published online: 10 Jul 2015

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