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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A 12-year-old Girl with Massive Hepatosplenomegaly

SC Varma, Nandita Kakkar, Akshay Saxena, Sadhana Lal

Citation Information : Varma S, Kakkar N, Saxena A, Lal S. A 12-year-old Girl with Massive Hepatosplenomegaly. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2016; 50 (2):112-121.

DOI: 10.5005/jpmer-50-2-112

License: CC BY-ND 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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