Idiopathic bile acid malabsorption: Qualitative and quantitative clinical features a and response to cholestyramine

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 839-844

  Sinha, L ^a   Liston, R ^a   Testa, H J ^b   Moriarty, K J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; COLESTYRAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLESTYRAMINE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 0031678671     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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