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Editorial
. 2014 Mar;64(620):118-9.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X677374.

The microbiome: what it means for medicine

Emma Allen-Vercoe  1 , Elaine O Petrof
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Editorial

The microbiome: what it means for medicine

Emma Allen-Vercoe et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2014 Mar.
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