Therapeutic strategies in eosinophilic esophagitis: Induction, maintenance and refractory disease
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Emerging therapeutic options for eosinophilic esophagitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1521-6918
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2015.09.002