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Appropriateness of Laboratory Testing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inpatients: An Opportunity to Reduce Unnecessary Healthcare Costs

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland

    Aoibhlinn O’Toole & Gavin C. Harewood

  2. Centre for Crohn’s and Colitis, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 850 Boyslston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA

    Aoibhlinn O’Toole

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O’Toole, A., Harewood, G.C. Appropriateness of Laboratory Testing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inpatients: An Opportunity to Reduce Unnecessary Healthcare Costs. Dig Dis Sci 59, 295–296 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2910-8

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