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Photodynamic therapy and the alimentary tract. / Selvasekar, C. R.; Birbeck, N.; McMillan, Trevor J. et al.
In: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vol. 15, No. 7, 07.2001, p. 899-915.

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Selvasekar, CR, Birbeck, N, McMillan, TJ, Wainwright, M & Walker, SJ 2001, 'Photodynamic therapy and the alimentary tract.', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 899-915. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.00990.x

APA

Selvasekar, C. R., Birbeck, N., McMillan, T. J., Wainwright, M., & Walker, S. J. (2001). Photodynamic therapy and the alimentary tract. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 15(7), 899-915. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.00990.x

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Selvasekar CR, Birbeck N, McMillan TJ, Wainwright M, Walker SJ. Photodynamic therapy and the alimentary tract. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2001 Jul;15(7):899-915. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.00990.x

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Selvasekar, C. R. ; Birbeck, N. ; McMillan, Trevor J. et al. / Photodynamic therapy and the alimentary tract. In: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2001 ; Vol. 15, No. 7. pp. 899-915.

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