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Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Colitis: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

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Northfield, T.C. Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Colitis: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment. Drugs 14, 198–206 (1977). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-197714030-00003

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