The wax and wane of intestinal autointoxication and visceroptosis - Historical trends of real versus apparent new digestive diseases

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2695-2699

  Baron, J H ^a   Sonnenberg, A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INTESTINAL AUTOINTOXICATION; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036841974     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05467-9     Document Type: Editorial

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