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. 1999 Dec;81(6):463–464. doi: 10.1136/adc.81.6.463

Gastrostomy feeding in the disabled child: when is an antireflux procedure required?

P SULLIVAN 1
PMCID: PMC1718145  PMID: 10569957

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