The prevalence, anatomic distribution, and diagnosis of colonic causes of chronic diarrhea

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 318-326

  Fine, Kenneth D ^a   Seidel, Richard H ^a   Do, Kim ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLON BIOPSY; COLON DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0034099301     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(00)70362-2     Document Type: Article

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