Probiotics in acute pancreatitis
โ Scribed by R. G. Andersson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6292
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โฆ Synopsis
A cautionary tale
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