Alverine citrate, simeticone, and Rome III irritable bowel syndrome

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 767-768

  Ford, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALVERINE CITRATE; PLACEBO; SIMETHICONE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; ALVERINE; ANTIFOAMING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPYLAMINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG COMBINATION; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PROPYLAMINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SIMETHICONE;

EID: 77649218754     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04222.x     Document Type: Letter

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