Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 262-264 , October 2008

Case of the Season: Right Upper Quadrant Pain and Jaundice During Pregnancy

  • David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287

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PII: S0037-198X(08)00049-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.07.003

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 262-264 , October 2008

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