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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2010; 16(7): 787-799
Published online Feb 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.787
Ontogeny, growth and development of the small intestine: Understanding pediatric gastroenterology
Laurie A Drozdowski, Tom Clandinin, Alan BR Thomson
Laurie A Drozdowski, Medical Affairs, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5N4, Canada
Tom Clandinin, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
Alan BR Thomson, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
Author contributions: Drozdowski LA and Thomson ABR were involved in the initial and final literature searches, and the selection of the most important, relevant and clinically impactful papers for inclusion; all three authors assisted in drafting and revising the paper, thereby providing essential intellectual content; all three authors approved the submission of the final version of manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Alan BR Thomson, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada. alan.thomson@ualberta.ca
Telephone: +1-780-4928154    Fax: +1-780-4927964
Received: November 8, 2009
Revised: December 24, 2009
Accepted: December 31, 2009
Published online: February 21, 2010
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