Current and future anti-TNF therapy for inflammatory bowel disease
β Scribed by Mark T. Osterman; Gary R. Lichtenstein
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8472
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