AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea

Gastroenterology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1464-1486

  Fine, K D ^a   Schiller, L R ^a  

^a AGA National Office   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BARIUM MEAL; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOOD ALLERGY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033038673     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70513-5     Document Type: Article

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