Proceedings Inflammatory Bowel Disease Workshop
Maintenance therapy in IBD
Dr. William J. Tremaine,
Corresponding Author
Dr. William J. Tremaine
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorDr. William J. Tremaine,
Corresponding Author
Dr. William J. Tremaine
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 14 December 2006

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