Nonabsorbable Corticosteroids Use in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host Disease
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Stepwise diet management in pediatric gastrointestinal graft versus host disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1083-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.12.487