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Original Article

Epidemiology of Whipple's Disease in Germany: Analysis of 110 Patients Diagnosed in 1965–95

A. Von Herbay Institute of Pathology and Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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H. F. Otto Institute of Pathology Community Hospital, Bayreuth
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M. Stolte Institute of Pathology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
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F. Borchard Institute of Pathology, University of Nürnberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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T. Kirchner Institute of Pathology and Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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H.-J. Ditton Institute of Pathology and Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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M. Maiwald Institute of Pathology and Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Pages 52-57 | Received 13 May 1996, Accepted 06 Aug 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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