Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1995-2001 , December 2009

Admission Volume Determines Outcome for Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Received 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding Supported by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Faculty Development Award and Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research (S.A.S.).

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.056

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