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Definition and diagnosis of sprue

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  1. From the U. S. Army Tropical Research Medical Laboratory, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Enrique Perez-Santiago M.D. & C. E. Butterworth Jr. (Major, MC, U. S. Army)

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Perez-Santiago, E., Butterworth, C.E. Definition and diagnosis of sprue. Digest Dis Sci 2, 225–235 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231099

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