Increased anal resting pressure and rectal sensitivity in crohn’s disease
✍ Scribed by Peter Andersson; Gunnar Olaison; Olof Hallböök; Bernt Boeryd; Rune Sjödahl
- Book ID
- 110609866
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 440 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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