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An excellent series of articles on geriatric gastroenterology, edited by T.S. Dharmarajan, MD and C.S. Pitchumoni, MD, was published in the journal Practical Gastroenterology in 2001–2006. These articles were a valuable source of information for this chapter, and the reader is advised to refer to them if further information is needed.
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McClave, S.A. (2009). Common Gastrointestinal Complaints in Older Adults. In: Bales, C., Ritchie, C. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-385-5_7
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