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|Articles|October 1, 2011
Contemporary Pediatrics, Digital Edition, October 2011
Screening adolescents for Bariatric Surgery : When diet, exercise just aren't enough Bats! 3 steps for rabies exposure prophylaxis Dermcase : Atrophic scars and poor wound healing in young boy Puzzler : Abrupt, intermittent pain and fever, but no apparent cause Updates : Infant formula, CDC on Flu vaccination, Medication poisoning, Antibiotics, AAP on Poliovirus, Varicella, Hepatitis A and Tdap
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