Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 553-555 , May 2005

Physical Examination of the Liver

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.01.014

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 553-555 , May 2005

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