Gastroenterology
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 1736-1741 , December 1995

Medical costs in community subjects with irritable bowel syndrome

Received 14 February 1995 ,Accepted 31 July 1995.

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Gastroenterology
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 1736-1741 , December 1995