Indeterminate colitis - the role of wireless capsule endoscopy
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Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0269-2813,1365-2036
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03267.x