Pathogenesis of diarrhea in the adult: Diagnostic challenges and life-threatening conditions

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1047-1051

  Payne, Claire M ^a,b   Fass, Ronnie ^a,b,c   Bernstein, Harris ^a,b   Giron, Jorge ^a   Bernstein, Carol ^a   Dvorak, Katerina ^a,b   Garewal, Harinder ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Diarrhea; Infectious organisms; Mechanisms; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM EXCRETION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748607483     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000231748.60889.be     Document Type: Review

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