منابع مشابه
Visceral pain hypersensitivity in functional gastrointestinal disorders.
INTRODUCTION Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are a highly prevalent group of heterogeneous disorders whose diagnostic criteria are symptom based in the absence of a demonstrable structural or biochemical abnormality. Chronic abdominal pain or discomfort is a defining characteristic of these disorders and a proportion of patients may display heightened pain sensitivity to experimen...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.25.8.743-d