Gastrointestinal Physiology

Gastrointestinal Physiology
ISBN-10
0071824928
ISBN-13
9780071824927
Series
Gastrointestinal Physiology
Category
Medical
Pages
250
Language
English
Published
2013-05-22
Publisher
McGraw Hill Professional
Author
Kim E. Barrett

Description

A system- and disease-based approach to the aspects of gastrointestinal pathophysiology, essential for an understanding of clinical medicine. Bridging the gap between basic science and clinical medicine, this text provides students with a solid understanding of symptom identification and the underlying disease mechanism. Features clinical pearls, learning objectives, study questions, algorithms, and key concepts highlighting the presentation in each chapter.

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