International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , January 2008

The difficulty identifying unknown swallowed foreign bodies on plain X-ray

  • A.P. George

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 17 Moreton Place, Scholar Green, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST7 3LZ, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 7733330007.
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  • A. Alaani
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  • W.V. Carlin

Received 22 March 2007 ,Revised 11 June 2007 ,Accepted 12 June 2007.

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PII: S1871-4048(07)00052-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2007.06.004

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , January 2008

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