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Comment
. 2020 Jun;115(6):953-954.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000520.

Dietary Fiber and the Risk of Acute Diverticulitis

Brian M Fung  1 , Simcha Weissman  2 , James H Tabibian  3
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Dietary Fiber and the Risk of Acute Diverticulitis

Brian M Fung et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

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  • Response to Fung et al.
    Ma W, Strate LL, Chan AT. Ma W, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun;115(6):954-955. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000615. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020. PMID: 32304376 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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