ROME IV FGIDs | Chapter 6: Age, Gender, and Women’s Health and the Patient

ROME IV FGIDs | Chapter 5: Pharmacological, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacogenomic Aspects of FGIDs

ROME IV FGIDs | Chapter 7: Multicultural Aspects of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

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