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Functional somatic illnesses in patients with functional bowel disorders

A cross-sectional cohort study in western Saudi Arabia

Yasir M. Khayyat
Saudi Medical Journal February 2020, 41 (2) 203-206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.2.24901
Yasir M. Khayyat
From the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Makkah, and from the Department of Medicine, International Medical Centre, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
FRCPC, FACP
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