Significance of bowel wall thickening on computed tomography scan: higher risk of pathology among African Americans compared to Hispanics.

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Published in J Natl Med Assoc on April 01, 2009

Authors

Pikeshkumar Patel1, David Widjaja, Steve Blum, Mariela Glandt, Jagadish Akella, Sridhar Chilimuri, Bhavna Balar

Author Affiliations

1: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York 10457, USA.

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