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J Caring Sci. 2016;5(3): 251-265. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.027
PMID: 27757390        PMCID: PMC5045959

Original Research

Caustic Ingestion in Children: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mandana Rafeey 1, Morteza Ghojazadeh 2, Saeede Sheikhi 3, Leila Vahedi 4 *

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