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    Dawn A. Marcus

  2. Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases (OP09), Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Atul Deodhar MD

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Marcus, D.A., Deodhar, A. (2011). Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In: Fibromyalgia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1609-9_7

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