A case of Cronkhite Canada syndrome with improved hypoproteinemia by gastroileocolectomy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.73.1490