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Crohn’s Disease: Drug Therapy, Diet or Surgery?

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Elliott, R. Crohn’s Disease: Drug Therapy, Diet or Surgery?. Drugs 21, 383–389 (1981). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198121050-00006

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