Darwinian dyspepsia: An extraordinary scientist, an ordinary illness, great dignity

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-164

  Shanahan, Fergus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPEPSIA; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

DYSPEPSIA; ENGLAND; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84856704697     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.351     Document Type: Article

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