Diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome: No more million dollar work-up?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 963-964

  Cremonini, Filippo ^a,b   Cheng, Vivian ^a   Lembo, Anthony ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Southern Nevada VA Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84880580825     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.04.030     Document Type: Editorial

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