Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , March 2009

Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Making the Diagnosis and the Importance of Advocacy

  • Jennifer Anders, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Jennifer Anders, MD, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, CMSC-144, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.01.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , March 2009

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