Uncertainties page: Should we treat uncomplicated symptomatic diverticular disease with fibre?

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7810, 2011, Pages

  Smith, Janette ^a   Humes, David J ^a   Spiller, Robin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA; PLACEBO;

BRAN; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; LOOSE FECES; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ARTICLE; DIVERTICULITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 80555144537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2951     Document Type: Short Survey

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