Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 1 , Pages 157-163 , January 2005

Bloody diarrhea in an elderly patient

  • Lawrence J. Brandt

      Affiliations

    • Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210 Street, Bronx, New York 10467.fax: (718) 798-6408.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.11.021

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 1 , Pages 157-163 , January 2005

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