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Some Considerations of the Sprue Syndrome

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Instead of dealing with one aspect of research in relation to disorders of absorption, I thought it better to confine my remarks to generalities, and, particularly, to give an opportunity for consideration of whether the views held in the Netherlands are similar to those commonly accepted in the British Isles.

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Girdwood, R.H. (1970). Some Considerations of the Sprue Syndrome. In: Goslings, W.R.O. (eds) Diseases of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract. Boerhaave Series for Postgraduate Medical Education, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3344-2_10

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