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Montelukast and Maintenance of Steroid-Induced Remission in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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Filik, L. Montelukast and Maintenance of Steroid-Induced Remission in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Dig Dis Sci 57, 258–259 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-011-1923-4

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