Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 167-172 , August 2008

Jeune's syndrome (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy): congenital and acquired

  • J. Duncan Phillips, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: J. Duncan Phillips, MD, 3010 Old Clinic Building, CB #7223, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
    • ,
  • John A. van Aalst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.03.006

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 167-172 , August 2008

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