Acta Med. 2010, 53: 3-11

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.56

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Induced Injury to the Small Intestine

Ilja Tachecí, Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš

Charles University in Praha, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received February 10, 2010
Accepted March 8, 2010

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