Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7683, 2008, Pages 1361-1362

  Jones, Roger ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CIMETROPIUM; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; MEBEVERINE; OTILONIUM BROMIDE; PEPPERMINT OIL; PINAVERIUM; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 4 RECEPTOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BRAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIET RESTRICTION; EDITORIAL; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INCIDENCE; IRRITABLE COLON; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT OILS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 57749177696     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2213     Document Type: Editorial

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