Uncomplicated diverticular disease is not a common cause of colonic symptoms

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 487-494

  Kang, J Y ^a   Firwana, B ^a   Green, A E ^a   Matthews, H ^a   Poullis, A ^a   Barnabas, A ^a   Tan, L T ^b   Lim, A G ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78751549107     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04540.x     Document Type: Article

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