Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages e10-e11 , September 2010

Vomiting and Painful Abdomen in Dementia

  • Alexey Surov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Frank Mannes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Curd Behrmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.067

Gastroenterology
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