Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 1 , Pages 52-56 , July 2002

Barlow's disease

  • C.A.B Clemetson

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor C. A. B. Clemetson, School of Medicine, Tulane University, 5844 Fontainblean Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA. Phone: 504-866-1525

Received 3 July 2001 ,Accepted 1 November 2001.

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