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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting with Severe Anemia and Near Syncope

Nneka Ekunno, Kirk Munsayac, Allen Pelletier and Thad Wilkins
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 913-918; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110269
Nneka Ekunno
From the Department of Family Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA.
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Kirk Munsayac
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Allen Pelletier
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Thad Wilkins
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Nneka Ekunno, Kirk Munsayac, Allen Pelletier, Thad Wilkins
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 913-918; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110269

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