Gastrointestinal: Fistulae in Crohn's disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04346.x