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. 2021 Mar 15;193(11):E380.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.78144.

Life expectancy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: time will tell if biologics are the answer

Neil Chanchlani  1 , Richard K Russell  2
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Life expectancy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: time will tell if biologics are the answer

Neil Chanchlani et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Neil Chanchlani is an associate editor for CMAJ and was not involved in the editorial decision-making process for this article. Richard Russell declares an NHS Research Scotland Senior Research Fellowship and speaker fees, travel support or participation in medical board meetings with Nestlé, AbbVie, Dr. Falk Pharma, Takeda, Napp, Mead Johnson, Nutricia and 4D Pharma. No other competing interests were declared.

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