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Diagnosis, objective assessment of severity, and management of acute pancreatitis

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  1. Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    H. G. Beger & R. Isenmann

  2. Lister Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    C. W. Imrie

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Beger, H.G., Isenmann, R. & Imrie, C.W. Diagnosis, objective assessment of severity, and management of acute pancreatitis. International Journal of Pancreatology 26, 1–3 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1385/IJGC:26:1:1

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