Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario on October 12, 2020
Sources
Pancreas Foundation: "Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)."<br>Medscape: "Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency: The Primary Care Perspective."<br>Columbia University: "The Pancreas Center."
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