The influence of cigarette smoking on cytokine levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
โ Scribed by Marc E. Sher; Simmy Bank; Ronald Greenberg; T. Cristina Sardinha; Sam Weissman; Beverly Bailey; Robert Gilliland; Dr. Steven D. Wexner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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