Identification, epidemiology, and chronicity of pediatric esophageal eosinophilia, 1982-1999
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.05.027