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How effective are oral hyoscine butylbromide and paracetamol for the relief of crampy abdominal pain?

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Mertz, H. How effective are oral hyoscine butylbromide and paracetamol for the relief of crampy abdominal pain?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 10–11 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0688

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