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Guidelines of the Slovak Working Group on IBD in SGS for the Treatment of IBD at Reproductive Age

Zuzana Zelinková Orcid.org  1, Jozef Baláž2, Ivan Bunganič Orcid.org  3, Iveta Čierna4, Laura Gombošová Orcid.org  5, Miloš Greguš Orcid.org  6,7, Tibor Hlavatý Orcid.org  8, Milan Hlista Orcid.org  9, Martin Huorka Orcid.org  10, Barbora Kadlečková1, Tomáš Koller Orcid.org  10, Peter Lietava11, Branislav Valach12, Jozef Záň Orcid.org  13, Mária Zakuciová Orcid.org  14

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