Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in patients with steroid-dependent Crohn’s disease: a prospective pilot study
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01054.x