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Brief Review

Gastroduodenal toxicity of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid: a comparison with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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Pages 2785-2793 | Accepted 28 Jul 2009, Published online: 29 Sep 2009

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