Intestinal Gas

Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease- 2 Volume Set: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 233-240

  Azpiroz, Fernando ^a,b   Levitt, Michael D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6189-2.00016-0     Document Type: Chapter

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