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Intestinal motility in irritable bowel syndrome: Is IBS a motility disorder?

Part 1. Definition of IBS and colonic motility

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McKee, D.P., Quigley, E.M.M. Intestinal motility in irritable bowel syndrome: Is IBS a motility disorder?. Digest Dis Sci 38, 1761–1772 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01296097

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