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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2003; 9(5): 885-887
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.885
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.885
The treatment of the “untreatable” patient-revisited
Joseph B. Kirsner, The Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, USA
Author contributions: Joseph B. Kirsner contributed all to the work.
Correspondence to: Joseph B. Kirsner, MD, PhD, The Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, USA. gpence@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
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Received: January 11, 2003
Revised: January 24, 2003
Accepted: February 19, 2003
Published online: May 15, 2003
Revised: January 24, 2003
Accepted: February 19, 2003
Published online: May 15, 2003
Core Tip
“We simply cannot predict what will happen to every given patient.”