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Comment
. 2004 Jan;53(1):7-9.
doi: 10.1136/gut.53.1.7.

Helminths and harmony

J V Weinstock  1 , R Summers, D E Elliott
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Helminths and harmony

J V Weinstock et al. Gut. 2004 Jan.
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The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) hygiene hypothesis.
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