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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S18.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.09.09.

The status of medical expulsive therapy in the age of evidence-based medicine

Julian Veser  1 , Christian Seitz  1
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Editorial

The status of medical expulsive therapy in the age of evidence-based medicine

Julian Veser et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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