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The importance of the abdominal X-radiograph in acute ulcerative colitis
K D Jethwa, M R Green, M D Balapatabendi

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice Oct 2014, 99 (5) 188; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305639
The importance of the abdominal X-radiograph is acute ulcerative colitis
K D Jethwa, M R Green, M D Balapatabendi

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice Oct 2014, 99 (5) 200; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305639a

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