Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Use
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عنوان ژورنال: ACG Case Reports Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2326-3253
DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000585