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Evaluating bone health in inflammatory bowel disease—A single tertiary care Veterans Hospital experience

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This material is the result of a work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.

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The contents of this publication do not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. This study was not funded and the authors have no financial interests to declare.

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  1. James A. Haley VA, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA

    Jeffrey A. Gill & Susan Goldsmith

  2. University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA

    Ambuj Kumar

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Gill, J.A., Goldsmith, S. & Kumar, A. Evaluating bone health in inflammatory bowel disease—A single tertiary care Veterans Hospital experience. Indian J Gastroenterol 34, 268–269 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-014-0528-1

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