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Disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

JA Barrett
JA Barrett*
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Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, UK
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Department of Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , May 1996 , pp. 129 - 146
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