Severe Small Bowel Radiation Enteritis
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Small bowel radiation enteritis diagnosed by capsule endoscopy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Oncologica
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0284-186X,1651-226X
DOI: 10.3109/02841868909092301