International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 122-125 , June 2009

A Rare Case of Chronic Diarrhea in an Elderly Male

  • Ming-Jong Bair

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huan-Lin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Tsung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Hsien Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Hsiung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shou-Chuan Shih, Division of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 23 April 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70032-8

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70032-8

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 122-125 , June 2009

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