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Abdominal Pain - Symptom Evaluation

Author - - Dr. Krishanga, BDS

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Sep 16, 2019

References:

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.
Abdominal Pain - (http://www.medindia.net/education/familymedicine/abdominalpain2.htm)

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Dr. Nithin Jayan

Technically Checked by: Rasal

Published on Dec 05, 2011
Last Updated on Sep 16, 2019

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