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The Future of Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Zev H. Davidovics,
Zev H. Davidovics
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
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Corresponding Author
Francisco A. Sylvester
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Francisco A. Sylvester, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106 (e-mail:
[email protected]).
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Zev H. Davidovics,
Zev H. Davidovics
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Search for more papers by this author Francisco A. Sylvester,
Corresponding Author
Francisco A. Sylvester
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Francisco A. Sylvester, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106 (e-mail:
[email protected]).
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First published: 01 June 2013
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