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Opportunities & Challenges in Digestive Diseases Research: Recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases
March 2009
Opportunities and Challenges in Digestive Diseases Research: Recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases aims to advance research to decrease the burden of digestive diseases, which affect about 70 million Americans annually. This long-range plan describes recent research advances and identifies research goals to be pursued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the digestive diseases research community over the next decade. (238 pages) 2009.
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- Complete Research Plan (PDF, 4.39 MB)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 87.61 KB)
- Executive Summary (PDF, 263.99 KB)
- Research on the Basic Biology of the Digestive System (PDF, 762.36 KB)
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Motility Disorders (PDF, 2.14 MB)
- Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract (PDF, 599.21 KB)
- Cancers of the Digestive System (PDF, 972.18 KB)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (PDF, 184.08 KB)
- Intestinal Failure and Regeneration, Nutritional Disorders and Support, Surgically Modified Gut, and Transplantation (PDF, 986.33 KB)
- Diseases of the Oropharynx and Esophagus (PDF, 1.07 MB)
- Diseases of the Stomach and Small Intestine (PDF, 1.49 MB)
- Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Diseases of the Pancreas (PDF, 1.28 MB)
- Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System (PDF, 2.31 MB)
- Bioengineering, Biotechnology, and Imaging (PDF, 781.51 KB)
- Conclusion: Common Themes and Steps for Implementation (PDF, 1.53 MB)
- Appendix 1: Summary List of Recommended Research Goals and Common Themes (PDF, 1015.42 KB)
- Appendix 2: Rosters of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases and its Working Groups (PDF, 924.98 KB)
- Appendix 3: References for Statistical and Epidemiologic Data (PDF, 176.86 KB)
- Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Acronyms (PDF, 769.51 KB)
- Index (PDF, 1.74 MB)
- Acknowledgements (PDF, 46.91 KB)