Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 196-201 , October 2009

Gastrointestinal Polyps in Children

  • Li-Chun Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Departments of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Chun-Shan North Road, Section 2, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Yan Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wai-Tao Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chuen-Bin Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 28 January 2008 ,Revised 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60063-2

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60063-2

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 196-201 , October 2009

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