Preoperative Steroid-Related Complications in Japanese Pediatric Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
β Scribed by Keiichi Uchida; Toshimitsu Araki; Yuji Toiyama; Shigeyuki Yoshiyama; Mikihiro Inoue; Hiroki Ikeuchi; Hidenori Yanagi; Chikao Miki; Takehira Yamamura; Masato Kusunoki
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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