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This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on February 1, 1999. The length of the article is 425 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Diverticulitis, the Downside of Diverticulosis.
Author: Edwin W. Brown
Publication: Medical Update (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 1999
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: 22Issue: 8Page: 6(1)

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This digital document is an article from Women's Health Letter, published by Soundview Publications on September 1, 2008. The length of the article is 671 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ask Dr. Nan.(probiotics)(Diverticulitis)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Women's Health Letter (Newsletter)
Date: September 1, 2008
Publisher: Soundview Publications
Volume: 14Issue: 9Page: 8(1)

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