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Rectal Suppositories in Children: ‘Up’ may be the Way to Go!

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Jain, P. Rectal Suppositories in Children: ‘Up’ may be the Way to Go!. Indian Pediatr 56, 497–499 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1576-5

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