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Editorial
. 2020;38(4):259-260.
doi: 10.1159/000508289. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

COVID-19: Don't Neglect the Gastrointestinal Tract!

Peter Malfertheiner  1   2 , Jan Bornschein  3 , Luigi Ricciardiello  4
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Editorial

COVID-19: Don't Neglect the Gastrointestinal Tract!

Peter Malfertheiner et al. Dig Dis. 2020.
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Conflict of interest statement

None of the authors have a conflict of interest.

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