Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 75-79 , January 2003

Increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with bronchial asthma

Received 28 December 2001 ,Accepted 27 May 2002.

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doi: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1409

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 75-79 , January 2003

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