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Comment
. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1272.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39051.732095.3A.

Effective probiotic treatment is rarely cheap

Simon D McLaughlin, Sue K Clark, R John Nicholls, Paris P Tekkis, Paul J Ciclitira
Comment

Effective probiotic treatment is rarely cheap

Simon D McLaughlin et al. BMJ. .
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