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TL Abell declared association with Medtronic, as consultant, speaker, recipient of grant/research support and patent holder/applicant (the patent holder/applicant association is via the University of Tennessee, USA) and with the Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium (GpCRC), which is sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK, part of the NIH), as recipient of grant/research support (via the University of Mississippi, USA)
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Abell, T. Gastric electric stimulation is a viable option in gastroparesis treatment. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6, E8–E13 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1370
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