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Review article: coeliac disease, new approaches to therapy
Article first published online: 13 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2012.05013.x
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Rashtak, S. and Murray, J. A. (2012), Review article: coeliac disease, new approaches to therapy. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 35: 768–781. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2012.05013.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 8 MAR 2012
- Article first published online: 13 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 18 JAN 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 18 JAN 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 3 APR 2011
- Manuscript Received: 10 MAR 2011
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- National Institute of Health
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