115 Geographic Distribution of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in France and Sunlight Exposure
β Scribed by Virginie Nerich; Elisabeth Monnet; Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault; Hubert Allemand; Alain Weill; Franck Carbonnel
- Book ID
- 119429955
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 136
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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