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Saeed, S., Kugathasan, S. (2008). Epidemiology of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In: Mamula, P., Markowitz, J.E., Baldassano, R.N. (eds) Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73481-1_4

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