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Infliximab rescue therapy in ulcerative colitis, and the effect on subsequent colectomy rates

✍ Scribed by S. J. Halpin; P. J. Hamlin; A. C. Ford

Book ID
108606100
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
50 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0269-2813

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