Gastroenterology (journal)
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Gastroenterology is the official medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...

 of the American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association
The American Gastroenterological Association "AGA" is a medical association of gastroenterologists. About 17,000 scientists and physicians are members of the organization.-Overview:...

. Its first issue was published in 1943. It is currently published by Elsevier
Elsevier
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. According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

of 12.032, ranking it first out of 71 journals in the category "Gasteroenterology & Hepatology".

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