WILEY NEWS RELEASE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
September 6, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: David Greenberg
201-748-6484
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Wiley Announces Partnership with NASPGHAN and AASLD
Agreement provides all NASPGHAN fellows with subscriptions
to Hepatology
Hoboken, N.J., September 6, 2006 – Global publisher John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a new agreement with the
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the American
Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) whereby
Wiley will provide complimentary subscriptions of the
journal Hepatology to all NASPGHAN fellows. Hepatology is an
official journal of AASLD and is published on behalf of the
Association by Wiley.
Hepatology is the premier worldwide journal publishing
original, peer-reviewed articles concerning all aspects of
liver structure, function, and disease.
“As chair of the AASLD Publications Committee, I am pleased
that our publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is providing
Hepatology without charge to trainees in Pediatric
Gastroenterology/Hepatology,” said William Balistreri, M.D.
“Hepatology is the premier journal in the field and access
to the important basic and translational research published
in its pages will stimulate young investigators and we hope
lead to the improved care of children with hepatobiliary
disease.”
“NASPGHAN welcomes this partnership with AASLD and Wiley and
appreciates the generous support extended to the training
and educating of our next generation of pediatric
gastroenterologists,” said Philip M. Sherman, M.D.,
President of NASPGHAN.
For more information about NASPGHAN, please visit their
website at www.naspghan.org; for more information about
AASLD, please visit www.aasld.org; and for more information
about the journal Hepatology, please visit
www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/hepatology.
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About NASPGHAN
The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), founded in 1972, is
the only society in North America and the largest in the
world dedicated to serving the Pediatric Gastroenterology
and nutrition communities. The mission of NASPGHAN is to be
a world leader in advancing the science and clinical
practice of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and
Nutrition in health and disease. NASPGHAN was established to
advance the understanding of the normal development and
physiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and
liver in infants, children, and adolescents, and to foster
the dissemination of this knowledge through scientific
meetings, public education, and interaction with other
organizations concerned with Pediatric Gastroenterology and
nutrition. For more information, please visit
http://www.naspghan.org.
About The American Association for the Study of Liver
Diseases
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
(AASLD) is a leading organization of scientists and
healthcare professionals committed to preventing and curing
liver disease. See http://www.aasld.org for more information
about the AASLD.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have
content and services to customers worldwide. Our core
businesses include scientific, technical, and medical
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services; professional and consumer books and subscription
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graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has
publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the
United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The
company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed
at http://www.wiley.com
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