Simple objective criteria for diagnosis of causes of acute diarrhoea on rectal biopsy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 580-585

  Jenkins, D ^a   Goodall, A ^b   Scott, B B ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy diagnosis; Chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease; Infective colitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

EID: 0030805789     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.7.580     Document Type: Article

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