Fecal lactoferrin is a sensitive and specific marker for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
β Scribed by Kane, Sunanda; Sandborn, William J.; Rufo, Paul; Zholudev, Anna; Boone, James; Lyerty, David; Camilleri, Michael; Hanauer, Stephen B.
- Book ID
- 124138898
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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