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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 4/2013

01-06-2013 | CE - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Splenic hypofunction in patients with an incidental finding of small-sized spleen at abdominal ultrasound

Authors: Antonio Di Sabatino, Gabriella Carnevale Maffè, Laura Brunetti, Marco Guerci, Gino R. Corazza

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 4/2013

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Splenic hypofunction in patients with an incidental finding of small-sized spleen at abdominal ultrasound
Authors
Antonio Di Sabatino
Gabriella Carnevale Maffè
Laura Brunetti
Marco Guerci
Gino R. Corazza
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-012-0869-7

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