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Is Gastrointestinal Endoscopy a Risk Factor for Whipple's Disease?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lawrence F. Muscarella*
Affiliation:
Custom Ultrasonics, Inc. Ivyland, PA
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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