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Pancreatitis
Organizations
| American Gastroenterological Association | |
| 4930 Del Ray Avenue | |
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | |
| Phone: | (301) 654-2055 |
| Fax: | (301) 654-5920 |
| Web Address: | www.gastro.org |
The American Gastroenterological Association is a society of doctors who specialize in the digestive system (gastroenterologists). This Web site can help you find a gastroenterologist in your area. They also have patient information on many gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. | |
| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) | |
| 2 Information Way | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
| Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
| Email: | nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov |
This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. | |
| National Pancreas Foundation | |
| 364 Boylston Street, 4th Floor | |
| Boston, MA 02116 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-726-2737 toll-free (617) 578-0382 |
| Fax: | (617) 578-0383 |
| Web Address: | www.pancreasfoundation.org |
This organization supports research of diseases of the pancreas and provides information through its Web site and by mail. The Web site includes low-fat recipes. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: January 20, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology | |
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