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Hisamatsu, T., Inoue, N., Yajima, T. et al. Psychological aspects of inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol 42 (Suppl 17), 34–40 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-006-1937-4

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