Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 7 , Pages 484-492 , July 2010

Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis

  • Kristin Loening MacArthur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
    • ,
  • Faripour Forouhar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
    • ,
  • George Yung-Hsing Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr George Y. Wu, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Rm. AM-044, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60082-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 7 , Pages 484-492 , July 2010

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