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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Small Intestinal Microflora. What We Do Know?

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 53 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
By: Ioana G. Moraru,  A.G. Moraru and  D.L. Dumitraşcu  
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|Oct 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2015-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
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Language: English
Page range: 105 - 109
Submitted on: Jan 12, 2015
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Published on: Oct 7, 2015
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Irritable bowel syndrome,
Small Intestinal bacterial overgrowth,
Hydrogen breath tests,
Rifaximin
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Cardiology,
Gastroenterology,
Rheumatology

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