Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 348-349 , May 2010

Observational studies on prescription practices: Interpret with caution

  • Vincenzo Savarino

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Università di Genova, Viale Benedetto XV, n.6, Genova 16132, Italy. Tel.: +39 010 3538956; fax: +39 010 3538956.
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  • Pietro Dulbecco

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.02.017

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 348-349 , May 2010

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