Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 417-418 , February 2010

The Development of Clinical Guidelines by the American Gastroenterological Association

  • Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Division, Washington University School of Medicine
    • ,
  • John M. Inadomi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Gastroenterology PA, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
    • ,
  • James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE, AGAF (Associate Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    • ,
  • John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF

      Affiliations

    • San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco

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PII: S0016-5085(09)02189-1

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.12.028

Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 417-418 , February 2010

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