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Gastrointestinal disease is encountered frequently in practice by most family physicians. Because of the complexities of the digestive system, including the large surface area and the multiple neural and chemical elements involved, pathologic states assume many forms.
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Duckett, C.H., Webb, D.D. (1988). The Digestive System. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1998-7_18
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