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Treatment of patient with severe steroid-dependent Crohn's disease with nonelemental formula diet

Identification of possible etiologic dietary factor

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  1. Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

    Allen L. Ginsberg MD & Michael B. Albert MD

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Ginsberg, A.L., Albert, M.B. Treatment of patient with severe steroid-dependent Crohn's disease with nonelemental formula diet. Digest Dis Sci 34, 1624–1628 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537124

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