Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often rely on their gastroenterologist for healthcare maintenance. In addition, the gastroenterologist also provides guidance to the patient's primary care physician on a broad range of issues such as vaccinations, osteoporosis screening, and cancer/dys
Maintenance therapy in IBD
โ Scribed by Dr. William J. Tremaine
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1006 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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