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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa (ENV): A Complication of Congestive Heart Failure and Obesity

Drew Baird, David Bode, Troy Akers and Zachariah DeYoung
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 413-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090139
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Drew Baird, David Bode, Troy Akers, Zachariah DeYoung
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