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Primary malabsorption syndrome—past, present and future

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Supported in part by research grants from the Division of Research Grants, U. S. Public Health Service.

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Adlersberg, D. Primary malabsorption syndrome—past, present and future. Digest Dis Sci 4, 8–18 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232143

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