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Disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

JA Barrett  and
D Chew
JA Barrett*
Affiliation:
Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside
D Chew
Affiliation:
Walton Hospital, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
*
JA Barrett, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , May 1991 , pp. 119 - 134
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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