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Jaundice is not a diagnosis but a manifestation of pathology.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, ABM University Health Board, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK

    Praveen Eadala MBBS, MRCP, MD, FRCP

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    Suresh S David

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Eadala, P. (2016). Jaundice. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_30

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