. 2014;27(3):189-190.

Hygiene hypothesis in inflammatory bowel disease

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Lisa Saidel-Odes), Beer Sheva, Israel.
² Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka University Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, (Selwyn Odes), Beer Sheva, Israel.

Lisa Saidel-Odes et al. Ann Gastroenterol. 2014.

. 2014;27(3):189-190.

¹ Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Lisa Saidel-Odes), Beer Sheva, Israel.
² Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka University Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, (Selwyn Odes), Beer Sheva, Israel.

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