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  1. Chicago, Illinois

    Richard L. Nelson M.D.

  2. Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    David Zimmerman M.D., John Briel M.D., Ph.D., Martijn Gosselink & Ruud Schouten M.D., Ph.D.

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Nelson, R.L., Zimmerman, D., Briel, J. et al. Invited commentary. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 1477–1480 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234602

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