European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 325-329 , July 2008

Prevalence, aetiologies and significance of clubbing in a department of general internal medicine

  • X. Vandemergel

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service de Médecine Interne Générale, CH Nivelles, 1 rue Samiette, 1400 Nivelles, Belgium. Tel.: +32 67885230.
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  • B. Renneboog

Received 16 March 2007 ,Revised 25 April 2007 ,Accepted 6 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.05.015

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 325-329 , July 2008

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