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Efficacy of leuprolide in treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome

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Wood, J.D. Efficacy of leuprolide in treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome. Digest Dis Sci 39, 1153–1154 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02093777

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