1Division of Gastroenterology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
2Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
3Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
4Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
5Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
6VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Correspondence: James L Buxbaum, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, D & T Building Room B4H100, 1983 Marengo St, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California 90033-1370, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL accompanies this paper at https://links.lww.com/AJG/A467
Received 01 September 2016; accepted 01 January 2017
Guarantor of the article: James Buxbaum, MD.
Specific author contributions: Concept and design: J.B., T.K., C.L., P.J. and K.D.; acquisition of data: J.B., M.Q., B.D., N.J., D.W., T.K., P.J. and K.D.; statistical analysis and interpretation of data: J.B., B.D., M.Q., C.L. and L.L.; drafting and revision of manuscript: J.B., M.Q., B.D., N.J., C.L., D.M., T.K., P.J., K.D. and L.L.
Financial support: This publication was supported by NIH/NCRR SC CTSI Grant Number UL1TR000130. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
Potential competing interests: None.