Tereza Lerchova, Ketil Størdal, Björn Andersson, Johnny Ludvigsson, Karl Mårild
Atopic Dermatitis in Early Childhood and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scandinavian Birth Cohort Study
The Journal of pediatrics
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