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Measuring both serum amylase and lipase for acute pancreatitis lowers quality and raises cost

Abdulhadi Akhtar, MD, Ravindra Sarode, MD and Deepak Agrawal, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 670-672; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16103
Abdulhadi Akhtar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Professor and Chief, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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vol. 84 no. 9 670-672
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16103
PubMed 
28885902

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online January 1, 2017.

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  1. Abdulhadi Akhtar, MD
  1. Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  1. Ravindra Sarode, MD
  1. Professor and Chief, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  1. Deepak Agrawal, MD⇑
  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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    Deepak Agrawal, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390; Deepak.Agrawal{at}UTSouthwestern.edu

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