Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1100-1105 , July 2005

Alveolar capillary dysplasia: a logical approach to a fatal disease

  • Marc P. Michalsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 722 3915; fax: +1 614 722 3903.
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  • Marjorie J. Arca

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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  • Freek Groenman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Sue Hammond

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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  • Dick Tibboel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Donna A. Caniano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

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PII: S0022-3468(05)00254-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.067

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1100-1105 , July 2005

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