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Resources

• www.ccfa.org -- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
• www.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Association
• www.acg.gi.org -- American College of Gastroenterology
• www2.niddk.nih.gov -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

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