Diagnosing an irritable bowel: Does sex matter?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 835-837

  Talley, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0026100125     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)80034-7     Document Type: Editorial

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