Eosinophilic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease- 2 Volume Set: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 425-435

  Khan, Seema ^a,b   Orenstein, Susan R ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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