Functional abdominal pain in the elderly

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 517-529

  Bharucha, Adil E ^b   Camilleri, Michael ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANUS; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; ESOPHAGUS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIS FLOOR; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 0034973256     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70193-X     Document Type: Article

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