Oesophageal motility in the irritable bowel syndrome

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 282, Issue 6270, 1981, Pages 1101-1102

  Whorwell, P J ^a   Clouter, Carole ^a   Smith, Colin L ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; LARGE INTESTINE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0019493668     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6270.1101     Document Type: Article

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