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Editorial
. 2011 Aug;141(2):411-2.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.06.029. Epub 2011 Jun 25.

One colon lumen but two organs

John M Carethers
Editorial

One colon lumen but two organs

John M Carethers. Gastroenterology. 2011 Aug.
No abstract available

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