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. 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2434-2436.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.03.020. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Overestimation of the diagnosis of eosinophilic colitis with reliance on billing codes

Amanda B Muir  1 , Elizabeth T Jensen  2 , Joshua B Wechsler  3 , Paul Menard-Katcher  4 , Gary W Falk  5 , Seema S Aceves  6 , Glenn T Furuta  7 , Evan S Dellon  8 , Mark E Rothenberg  9 , Jonathan M Spergel  10
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Overestimation of the diagnosis of eosinophilic colitis with reliance on billing codes

Amanda B Muir et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Sep-Oct.
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Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no relevant conflicts of interest.

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