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. 1999 Sep;45(Suppl 2):II1–II5. doi: 10.1136/gut.45.2008.ii1

The functional gastrointestinal disorders and the Rome II process

D DROSSMAN
PMCID: PMC1766692  PMID: 10457038

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A biopsychosocial conceptualization of the pathogenesis and clinical expression of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). CNS, central nervous system; ENS, enteric nervous system.

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