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Editor's quiz: GI snapshot
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  1. K Subramaniam1,2,
  2. H C Ee2,
  3. S Fermoyle3,
  4. C W Siah1
  1. 1Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
  2. 2Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
  3. 3Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kavitha Subramaniam, Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia; kaviths{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2010.215277

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