Effect of Perioperative Immunosuppressive Medication on Early Outcome in Crohn’s Disease Patients
✍ Scribed by Adrian A. Indar; Tonia M. Young-Fadok; Jacques Heppell; Jonathan E. Efron
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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