Assessment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in uncomplicated acute diverticulitis of the colon
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2773