Dyspepsia: management guidelines for the millennium
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DYSPEPSIA MANAGEMENT Dyspepsia: management guidelines for the millennium
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.suppl_4.iv72