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. 1994 Nov;47(11):968–972. doi: 10.1136/jcp.47.11.968

Cytomegalovirus infection in the gastrointestinal tract.

R Chetty 1, D E Roskell 1
PMCID: PMC503052  PMID: 7829690

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