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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2007; 13(27): 3699-3704
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3699
Abnormal endogenous pain modulation and somatic and visceral hypersensitivity in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Clive H Wilder-Smith, Joan Robert-Yap
Clive H Wilder-Smith, Joan Robert-Yap, Brain-Gut Research Group, Gastroenterology Group Practice, Berne, Switzerland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Brain-Gut Research Group, Berne, Switzerland
Correspondence to: Clive H Wilder-Smith, MD, Brain-Gut Research Group, Bubenbergplatz 11, CH-3011 Berne, Switzerland. cws@braingut.com
Telephone: +41-31-3123737 Fax: +41-31-3123770
Received: February 19, 2007
Revised: April 5, 2007
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Published online: July 21, 2007
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