A 12-year-old male was brought in by his mother for evaluation of diarrhea and crampy abdominal-pain of 2 weeks duration. That morning he had an "accident" in his pants and saw something move. His mother thought it was an earthworm. He had no fever, cough, or hemoptysis. His physical examination was unremarkable

A 12-year-old male was brought in by his mother for evaluation of diarrhea and crampy abdominal-pain of 2 weeks duration. That morning he had an "accident" in his pants and saw something move. His mother thought it was an earthworm. He had no fever, cough, or hemoptysis. His physical examination was unremarkable

Health Safety And Nutrition F/Young Child

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ISBN:9781305144767

Author:MAROTZ

Publisher:MAROTZ

Chapter18: Food Safety

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