Gastroenterology
Volume 126, Issue 5 , Pages 1463-1473 , May 2004

American gastroenterological association technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of hemorrhoids1

  • Robert D. Madoff

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • James W. Fleshman

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Chair, Clinical Practice Committee, AGA National Office, c/o Membership Department, 4930 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 USA Fax: (301) 654-5920

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.03.008

Gastroenterology
Volume 126, Issue 5 , Pages 1463-1473 , May 2004

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