The Whys and Hows of Fourth-Year Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowships

Robert Hirten; Bruce E. Sands; Benjamin L. Cohen

doi:10.1007/s10620-017-4555-5

The Whys and Hows of Fourth-Year Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowships

Robert Hirten, Bruce E. Sands, Benjamin L. Cohen

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1116-1118
Number of pages	3
Journal	Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Volume	62
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-017-4555-5
State	Published - 1 May 2017

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