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Management of functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents

Eric Chiou Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02155, USA; Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02155, USA
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Samuel Nurko Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02155, USA;[email protected]
Pages 293-304 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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