Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 1 , Pages 117-119 , January 2010

Does This Patient Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.032

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 1 , Pages 117-119 , January 2010

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