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Lahey Clinic, Colon & Rectal Surgery, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01890, USA
Rocco Ricciardi & Nancy N. Baxter
Tufts University, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Burlington, MA, USA
Rocco Ricciardi & Nancy N. Baxter

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Ricciardi, R., Baxter, N.N. The Authors Reply. Dis Colon Rectum 51, 1444 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-008-9287-3

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