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Occurrence of dolichocolon without megacolon in chronic Chagas disease patients.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(82)80108-x