Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages E37-E38 , April 2005

Beware of the flaming hairball—a brief review and warning

  • Mehul V. Raval

      Affiliations

    • Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy M. Weiner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7223, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 919 966 4643; fax: +1 919 843 2497.

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PII: S0022-3468(05)00031-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.027

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages E37-E38 , April 2005

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