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Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5245