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. 1996 Apr;55(4):211–213. doi: 10.1136/ard.55.4.211

A unifying hypothesis for the mechanism of NSAID related gastrointestinal toxicity.

T Mahmud 1, D L Scott 1, I Bjarnason 1
PMCID: PMC1010136  PMID: 8733435

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