Gastroparesis and electrical stimulation: Can we afford the power bill?

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-3

  Bouras, Ernest P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROPARESIS; HUMANS;

EID: 13444304388     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00636.x     Document Type: Editorial

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