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Pancreatitis. In Reader's Digest Guide to Medical Cures and Treatments. Canada: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1997. "Pancreatitis." In Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide. Tiburon, CA: Future Medicine Publishing, Inc., 1999.

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