The irritable bowel severity scoring system: A simple method of monitoring irritable bowel syndrome and its progress

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 395-402

  Francis, C Y ^a   Morris, J ^a   Whorwell, P J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0030942155     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.142318000.x     Document Type: Article

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