Serum YKL-40 as a marker of disease activity and stricture formation in patients with Crohn's disease
β Scribed by Yusuf Erzin; Hafize Uzun; Adem Karatas; Aykut Ferhat Celik
- Book ID
- 108951567
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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