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Additional Web Sites

The PAMF Web site has numerous links to other Internet pages, which might have information on health topics of interest to you. PAMF, however, does not sponsor or endorse any of these sites, nor does PAMF guarantee the accuracy of the information contained on them.

  • Your Digestive System and How It Works, National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse. Accessed December 2007.

  • Appendicitis, National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse. Accessed December 2007.

  • GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants, (.pdf) Children's Digestive Health & Nutrition Foundation. Accessed December 2007.
  • GERD: Parent's Checklist for Reflux in Infants 0-12 Months Old, (.pdf) Children's Digestive Health & Nutrition Foundation. Accessed December 2007.

  • Keep Your Food Safe, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed December 2007.

  • All About Diabetes, American Diabetes Association. Accessed December 2007.

  • Resources on Children and Adolescents, National Diabetes Education Program. Accessed December 2007.

  • Ulcers, Nemours Foundation. Accessed December 2007.
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