Irritable bowel syndrome: A cost-effective approach for primary care physicians

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Harris, M Scott ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE PLUS CLIDINIUM BROMIDE; COLESTYRAMINE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIFENOXIN; HYOSCYAMINE; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLCELLULOSE; NORTRIPTYLINE; POLYCARBOPHIL; POLYCARBOPHIL CALCIUM; PROKINETIC AGENT; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRITABLE COLON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 33747936024     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.03.184     Document Type: Review

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