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Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Michael A. Bellamy*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Eric B. Tomich
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234; mbellamydo@gmail.com

Abstract

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Type
Knowledge To Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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