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Transitional care in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: current strategies and future directions – a narrative review

Paweł Rucinski
1
,
Katarzyna Akutko
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,
Tomasz Pytrus
1

  1. 2nd Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland
Gastroenterology Rev
Online publish date: 2025/12/07
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