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Use of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease patients with cirrhosis

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 40 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 1078-0998
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21434

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