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The development and practice of psychosomatic digestive medicine: An innovative and successful treatment model in China
Zhili Zou1 ,
Xiaobo Zhou1 ,
Bo Zhou1*
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Department of Psychosomatic Digestive Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, 610072,
China
Submitted: 18 May 2023 | Accepted: 6 July 2023 | Published: 1 August 2023

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Conflict of interest
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in this study.
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