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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2011; 17(12): 1600-1605
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1600
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1600
Epidemiological trends and geographic variation in hospital admissions for diverticulitis in the United States
Geoffrey C Nguyen, Justina Sam, Nitasha Anand, Mount Sinai Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
Geoffrey C Nguyen, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Author contributions: Nguyen GC conceived and designed this study, performed all analyses, and drafted most of the manuscript; Sam J and Anand N both assisted in designing the study, interpreting results, and drafting parts of the manuscript.
Supported by An AGA Research Scholar Award to Nguyen GC
Correspondence to: Geoffrey C Nguyen, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Mount Sinai Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 600 University Ave, Ste. 433, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada. geoff.nguyen@utoronto.ca
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Received: September 29, 2010
Revised: December 16, 2010
Accepted: December 23, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
Revised: December 16, 2010
Accepted: December 23, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
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