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Review
. 2005 Jan;54(1):6-8.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.044917.

Will worms really cure Crohn's disease?

G L Radford-Smith  1
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Review

Will worms really cure Crohn's disease?

G L Radford-Smith. Gut. 2005 Jan.
No abstract available

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  • Trichuris suis therapy in Crohn's disease.
    Summers RW, Elliott DE, Urban JF Jr, Thompson R, Weinstock JV. Summers RW, et al. Gut. 2005 Jan;54(1):87-90. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.041749. Gut. 2005. PMID: 15591509 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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