Diverticular disease in the elderly

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 475-496

  Farrell, Richard J ^a,b   Farrell, James J ^a,e   Morrin, Martina M ^a,c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

^c Department of Radiology ^*

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; AGING; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034977303     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70191-6     Document Type: Article

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