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Attitudes towards sun exposure in inflammatory bowel disease patients taking azathioprine

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    E. Gilhooley, A. Farrelly, C. Connolly & A. M. Tobin

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Gilhooley, E., Farrelly, A., Connolly, C. et al. Attitudes towards sun exposure in inflammatory bowel disease patients taking azathioprine. Ir J Med Sci 186, 321–322 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-016-1426-6

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