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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Steven D. Wexner M.D.

  2. Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Ann C. Lowry M.D. & Anders Mellgren M.D., Ph.D.

  3. St. Paul, Minnesota

    Linda L. Jensen R.N. & W. Douglas Wong M.D.

  4. Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan P. Zetterström M.D.

  5. Minnetonka, Minnesota

    Joseph H. Hofmeister M.B.A.

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Wexner, S.D., Lowry, A.C., Mellgren, A. et al. Invited editorial. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 865–867 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237090

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