Crohn Disease FAQs (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

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Authors and Editors

Author: Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

Coauthor(s): Sandeep Mukherjee, MD, MB, BCh, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Editors: Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB, Chair, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; BS Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine.

Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2005

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