The effect of smoking after surgery for Crohn’s disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies
✍ Scribed by George E. Reese; Theodore Nanidis; Catherine Borysiewicz; Takayuki Yamamoto; Timothy Orchard; Paris P. Tekkis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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