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. 2005 Dec;22(12):839–844. doi: 10.1136/emj.2004.022301

Detection of coins ingested by children using a handheld metal detector: a systematic review

J Lee 1, S Ahmad 1, C Gale 1
PMCID: PMC1726630  PMID: 16299189

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