Diverticular disease and diverticulitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1550-1556

  Sheth, Anish A ^a   Longo, Walter ^a   Floch, Martin H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; IRRITABLE COLON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44949149947     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.01879.x     Document Type: Review

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