Dynamic scanning defines a colonic defect in severe idiopathic constipation.
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Dynamic scanning defines a colonic defect in severe idiopathic constipation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.29.8.1085