Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases in a Cohort of Sri Lankan Adolescents: Comparison Between Rome II and Rome III Criteria
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Abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders based on Rome III criteria in a pediatric gastroenterology clinic
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq039