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Editorial
. 2023 Jul-Aug;29(4):201-203.
doi: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_185_23.

IBD in the elderly - beware of pitfalls!

Mohmmed T Sharip  1 , Sreedhar Subramanian  1
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Editorial

IBD in the elderly - beware of pitfalls!

Mohmmed T Sharip et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2023 Jul-Aug.
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