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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms among the residents of Alamadhi village

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The authors are grateful to the people of Alamadhi for their extreme cooperation with the study team for providing invaluable data on their illnesses.

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  1. Department of Community Medicine, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Royapuram, Chennai, 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. Janani, P. Srinivasan, R. S. Ramya & P. C. Alexander

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Royapuram, Chennai, 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India

    Arunkumar Krishnan & V. Jayanthi

  3. Department of Community Medicine, Vinayaga Mission’s Kripananda Variar Medical College, Sankari Main Road (NH-47), Ariyanoor, Salem, 636 308, Tamil Nadu, India

    Vijaya Srinivasan

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Janani, K., Krishnan, A., Srinivasan, P. et al. Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms among the residents of Alamadhi village. Indian J Gastroenterol 31, 274–276 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0260-7

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