Congenital epulis: a rare diagnosis in paediatric surgery

K Reinshagen; L M Wessel; H Roth; K-L Waag

doi:10.1055/s-2002-30165

Congenital epulis

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Congenital epulis : a rare diagnosis in paediatric surgery. / Reinshagen, K; Wessel, L M; Roth, H; Waag, K-L.

in: EUR J PEDIATR SURG, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2, 04.2002, S. 124-6.

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Reinshagen, K, Wessel, LM, Roth, H & Waag, K-L 2002, 'Congenital epulis: a rare diagnosis in paediatric surgery', EUR J PEDIATR SURG, Jg. 12, Nr. 2, S. 124-6. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-30165

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Reinshagen, K., Wessel, L. M., Roth, H., & Waag, K-L. (2002). Congenital epulis: a rare diagnosis in paediatric surgery. EUR J PEDIATR SURG, 12(2), 124-6. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-30165

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Reinshagen K, Wessel LM, Roth H, Waag K-L. Congenital epulis: a rare diagnosis in paediatric surgery. EUR J PEDIATR SURG. 2002 Apr;12(2):124-6. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-30165

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