The role of autoantibody determination in inflammatory bowel disease
β Scribed by M.B. Bianchi; M. Vecchi; R. de Franchis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1123-6337
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