Successful Treatment of Refractory Esophageal Crohn's Disease with Infliximab

Overview

Journal Dig Dis Sci

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2001 Aug 18

PMID 11508675

Citations 6

Authors

D S Fefferman

S A Shah

M Alsahlil

A Gelrud

K R Falchulk

R J Farrell

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