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Pleasurable and problematic receptive anal intercourse and diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.

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Daniel R Dickstein (DR)

Collin R Edwards (CR)

Catherine R Rowan (CR)

Bella Avanessian (B)

Barbara M Chubak (BM)

Christopher W Wheldon (CW)

Priya K Simoes (PK)

Michael H Buckstein (MH)

Laurie A Keefer (LA)

Joshua D Safer (JD)

Keith Sigel (K)

Karyn A Goodman (KA)

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Stephen E Goldstone (SE)

Serre-Yu Wong (SY)

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