Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 62-64 , January 2003

HIV-positive African children with rectal fistulae

Presented at the 49th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Cambridge, England, July 23-26, 2002.

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☆ Address reprint requests to Mr R. Wiersma, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa.

PII: S0022-3468(02)63019-2

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50011

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 62-64 , January 2003

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