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Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition During Infliximab Maintenance Therapy in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

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  1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokkaichi Social Insurance Hospital, 10-8 Hazuyamacho, Yokkaichi, Mie, 510-0016, Japan

    Takayuki Yamamoto & Manabu Shiraki

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Yamamoto, T., Shiraki, M. Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition During Infliximab Maintenance Therapy in Patients with Crohn’s Disease. Dig Dis Sci 58, 1802–1803 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-012-2497-5

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