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AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea
1Gastroenterology Section Department of Internal Medicine Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. The paper was approved by the committee on September 27, 1998.
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