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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 49, 2014 - Issue 12
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Small intestine

Small bowel mucosal damage in familial Mediterranean fever: results of capsule endoscopy screening

Abdurrahman DemirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Filiz AkyüzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suut GöktürkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sami EvirgenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Umit AkyüzDepartment of Gastroenterology, Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Aslı ÖrmeciDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Özlem SoyerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Cetin KaracaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kadir DemirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gökcen GundogduDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mine GüllüoğluDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Burak ErerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sevil KamalıDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sabahattin KaymakogluDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fatih BesisikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ahmet GülDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Pages 1414-1418 | Received 16 Sep 2014, Accepted 07 Oct 2014, Published online: 05 Nov 2014

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