Diverticular disease of the colon and irritable bowel syndrome: It is time to differentiate

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 774-775

  Tursi, Antonio ^a  

^a ASL BAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; JAPAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COLON; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM;

COLON; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; RECTUM;

EID: 84928911792     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.78     Document Type: Letter

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