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C Homann1, E Christensen, P Schlichting

  • 1Dept. of Medical Gastroenterology C, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. homann@post6.tele.dk

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
|May 13, 2003
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