Prevalence of chronic granulomatous disease in pediatric patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease
β Scribed by Steven Liu; Debra Abrams; Robert N. Baldassano; Kathleen E. Sullivan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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