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. 2012 Nov;5(6):387-93.
doi: 10.1177/1756283X12460420.

Irritable bowel syndrome: a multidimensional disorder cannot be understood or treated from a unidimensional perspective

Ami D Sperber  1 , Douglas A Drossman
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Irritable bowel syndrome: a multidimensional disorder cannot be understood or treated from a unidimensional perspective

Ami D Sperber et al. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2012 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest in preparing this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The exponential growth of scientific papers on IBS and the relationship to the publication of the Rome I, II, and III diagnostic criteria. Rome I was published in 1994, Rome II in 2000, and Rome III in 2006.
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