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Comment on Turowski et al.: delayed diagnosis of imperforate anus: an unacceptable morbidity

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  1. Douglas Cohen Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia

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Wilson, B.E., Holland, A.J.A. Comment on Turowski et al.: delayed diagnosis of imperforate anus: an unacceptable morbidity. Pediatr Surg Int 27, 443–444 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-010-2812-1

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