Bringing science to the art of diagnosis

Gut

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 627-628

  Moayyedi, P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2342431437     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.032219     Document Type: Note

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