YKL-40 as a Marker of Joint Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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YKL-40 as a marker of joint involvement in inflammatory bowel disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/49.10.1685