Methotrexate for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - New Developments
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Use of methotrexate in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
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عنوان ژورنال: Digestive Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0257-2753,1421-9875
DOI: 10.1159/000443129