Autoimmune Pancreatitis: It May Be a Worldwide Entity [1]

Gastroenterology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1214-

  Kim, Kyu Pyo ^a   Kim, Myung Hwan ^a   Lee, Sang Soo ^a   Seo, Dong Wan ^a   Lee, Sung Koo ^a  

^a Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1842426588     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.02.044     Document Type: Letter

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