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Management of Acute Diverticulitis in the East Anglian Region: Result of a United Kingdom Regional Survey

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    Tarek Salem M.D., F.R.C.S. (Edinb.), F.R.C.S.I.

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Salem, T. Management of Acute Diverticulitis in the East Anglian Region: Result of a United Kingdom Regional Survey. Dis Colon Rectum 50, 2254–2255 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9063-9

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