Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages e14-e18 , December 2009

How Will We Address the Crucial Questions Facing Our Field?

  • Robert S. Sandler

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence Address correspondence to: Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CB# 7555, 4157 Bioinformatics Building, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7555. fax: (919) 966-9185

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.022

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages e14-e18 , December 2009

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