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Lancet. 2002 Oct 19;360(9341):1254.
Hormonal therapy for gastrointestinal angiodysplasia.
Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, London, UK. h.hodgson@rfc.ucl.ac.uk
PMID: 12020519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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