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Jonathan Isbit is the owner of NaturesPlatform.com which sells a device to convert a conventional toilet into a squat toilet.
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Isbit, J. Is the porcelain throne to blame?. Tech Coloproctol 19, 193–194 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-014-1264-3
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