Health Care Disparities in Gastroenterology: The Pediatric Gastroenterology Perspective

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
² the GI Care for Kids, LLC Children's Center for Digestive Health Care, Atlanta, GA.
³ the Boston Children's Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston, MA.
⁴ the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

Editorial

Valeria C Cohran et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 1;75(6):689-691.

doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003611. Epub 2022 Oct 11.

¹ From the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
² the GI Care for Kids, LLC Children's Center for Digestive Health Care, Atlanta, GA.
³ the Boston Children's Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston, MA.
⁴ the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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