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¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Multidisciplinary Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
² Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

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Edward L Barnes et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;21(11):2989-2990.

doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.03.046. Epub 2023 Apr 13.

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Multidisciplinary Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
² Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

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Conflict of interest statement

Statement of Disclosure of Financial Conflicts of Interest:

Edward L. Barnes has served as a consultant for AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, and Target RWE.

Higher Rates of Smoking Cessation as a Cause for a Rise in Pouchitis.
Bickston SJ, Kaur H. Bickston SJ, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Oct;21(11):2988-2989. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.02.028. Epub 2023 Mar 3. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023. PMID: 36871767 No abstract available.

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