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Original Article

The Relationship of Life Stress to Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Disease: Question and Answer Period

Authors: STEWART WOLF, M.D., GORDON McHARDY, M.D., N. C. HIGHTOWER, M.D., JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D.

Abstract

Almost daily in his practice the physician encounters symptoms, known as “functional” or “neurotic,” which arise in the gastrointestinal tract. This discussion considers the underlying psychologic and physiologic disturbances which produce the clinical picture.

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