Irritable bowel syndrome and diverticular disease: Association or misdiagnosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2293-

  Tursi, Antonio ^a  

^a ASL BAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALGRANULIN;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; COMPLICATION; DIARRHEA; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIARRHEA; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 77957845446     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.198     Document Type: Letter

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