Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults. Ad Hoc Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on November 01, 1999

Authors

N H Stollman1, J B Raskin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

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