Increased energy expenditure in growing adolescents with Crohn's disease
β Scribed by Giorgio Zoli; Peter H. Katelaris; John Garrow; Giovanni Gasbarrini; Michael J. G. Farthing
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 594 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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