Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 4 , Pages 1337-1339 , October 2006

Abdominal Distention: Old Hypotheses and New Concepts

  • Fernando Azpiroz

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Fernando Azpiroz, MD, Hospital General Vall d’Hebron, Digestive System Research Unit, Barcelona, Spain 08035. fax: (34) 93 489 44 56.

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PII: S0016-5085(06)01924-X

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.08.046

Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 4 , Pages 1337-1339 , October 2006

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