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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Associate Chief, Vermont Children’s Hospital, E-203 Given Medical Bldg, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0068, USA

    Richard B. Colletti MD

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  1. Attending Physician, Division of GI Hepatology and Nutrition, Director Endoscopy Suite, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Petar Mamula M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics) (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Attending Physician, Children’s Center for Digestive Health, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Jonathan E. Markowitz M.D., M.S.C.E. (Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics) (Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics)

  3. Attending Physician and Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Robert N. Baldassano M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Colletti, R.B., Margolis, P.A. (2008). Quality Improvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In: Mamula, P., Markowitz, J.E., Baldassano, R.N. (eds) Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73481-1_47

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