Pharmacologic therapy for inflammatory bowel disease refractory to steroids
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Pharmacologic therapy for inflammatory bowel disease refractory to steroids
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-7023
DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s58152