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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Leawood, KS 66211-2672 Phone: (913) 906-6000Toll-Free: (800) 274-2237 http://www.familydoctor.org/

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)4900 B South, 31st St. Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (703) 820-7400 Fax: (703) 931-4520 http://www.acg.gi.org/

American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP/ASIM)190 North Independence Mall WestPhiladelphia, PA 19106-1572 Phone: (215) 351-2600, ext. 2600 Toll-Free: (800) 523-1546 http://www.acponline.org/

American Gastroenterological Association7910 Woodmont Ave.Seventh Floor Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: (301) 654-2055 Fax: (301) 652-3890 http://www.gastro.org/

Society of Thoracic Surgeons633 N. Saint Clair St., Suite 2320 Chicago, IL 60611-3658Phone: (312) 202-5800Fax: (312) 202-5801http://www.sts.org/

Date Last Reviewed: 2008-09-18T00:00:00-06:00

Date Last Modified: 2008-11-20T00:00:00-07:00

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