Ustekinumab – a new biological therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease

Czech version

Authors: M. Lukáš
Authors‘ workplace: Klinické a výzkumné centrum pro střevní záněty ISCARE I. V. F. a. s., Praha
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2017; 71(2): 178-180
Category: Drug Profile
doi: https://doi.org/doi: 10.14735/amgh2017178

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