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. 2000 Dec;47(Suppl 4):iv5–iv7. doi: 10.1136/gut.47.suppl_4.iv5

Brain-gut axis as an example of the bio-psycho-social model

I Wilhelmsen
PMCID: PMC1766804  PMID: 11076893

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Brain-gut axis (with emphasis on the central nervous system (CNS) psychological process). ENS, enteric nervous system.

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