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Research Article

Wheat Grass Juice in the Treatment of Active Distal Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial

E. Ben-Arye
,
E. Goldin
,
D. Wengrower
,
A. Stamper
,
R. Kohn
&
E. Berry
Pages 444-449 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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