Children presenting at the emergency department with right lower quadrant pain.

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Published in Kaohsiung J Med Sci on January 01, 2009

Authors

Chien-Heng Lin1, Jeon-Hor Chen, Tsai-Chung Li, Yung-Jen Ho, Wei-Ching Lin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, Jen-Ai Hospital, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.

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