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Richard GearryAcademic Head, Department of Medicine

MB ChB(Otago) PhD(Otago) FRACP

Email richard.gearry@cdhb.health.nz

Current Roles

  • Academic Head, Department of Medicine
  • Consultant Gastroenterologist Christchurch Hospital
  • Medical Director, New Zealand Nutrition Foundation
  • Medical Advisor, Crohn’s and Colitis New Zealand

Research Interests

  • Luminal gastroenterology
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Coeliac disease
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Colorectal cancer

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Publications

Burisch, J., Zhao, M., Odes, S., De Cruz, P., Vermeire, S., Bernstein, C. N., … Gearry, R. B., … Munkholm, P. (2023). The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings: A Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology commission. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00003-1

James, S. C., Fraser, K., Cooney, J., Günther, C. S., Young, W., Gearry, R. B., … Keenan, J. I., … Roy, N. C. (2023). Concentrations of plasma amino acids and neurotransmitters in participants with functional gut disorders and healthy controls. Metabolites, 13, 313. doi: 10.3390/metabo13020313

MacIntosh, A., Heenan, P. E., Wright-McNaughton, M., Frampton, C., Skidmore, P., Wall, C. L., … Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). The relationship between fermentable carbohydrates and post-prandial bowel symptoms in patients with functional bowel disorders. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1060928. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1060928

Wall, C., Glyn, T., Rowbotham, D., Haines, M., Bissett, I., Eglinton, T., & Gearry, R. (2023). Randomised feasibility study of preoperative medical nutrition therapy in adults undergoing surgery for Crohn's disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. i899). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac190.0899

Gearry, R., Fukudo, S., Barbara, G., Kuhn-Sherlock, B., Ansell, J., Blatchford, P., … Drummond, L. (2023). Consumption of 2 green kiwifruits daily improves constipation and abdominal comfort: Results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002124

Drummond, L., & Gearry, R. B. (2013). Kiwifruit modulation of gastrointestinal motility. In M. Boland & P. J. Moughan (Eds.), Advances in food and nutrition research (Vol. 68): Nutritional benefits of kiwifruit. (pp. 219-232). Waltham, MA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394294-4.00012-2

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Burisch, J., Zhao, M., Odes, S., De Cruz, P., Vermeire, S., Bernstein, C. N., … Gearry, R. B., … Munkholm, P. (2023). The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings: A Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology commission. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00003-1

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Gearry, R., Fukudo, S., Barbara, G., Kuhn-Sherlock, B., Ansell, J., Blatchford, P., … Drummond, L. (2023). Consumption of 2 green kiwifruits daily improves constipation and abdominal comfort: Results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002124

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James, S. C., Fraser, K., Cooney, J., Günther, C. S., Young, W., Gearry, R. B., … Keenan, J. I., … Roy, N. C. (2023). Concentrations of plasma amino acids and neurotransmitters in participants with functional gut disorders and healthy controls. Metabolites, 13, 313. doi: 10.3390/metabo13020313

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MacIntosh, A., Heenan, P. E., Wright-McNaughton, M., Frampton, C., Skidmore, P., Wall, C. L., … Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). The relationship between fermentable carbohydrates and post-prandial bowel symptoms in patients with functional bowel disorders. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1060928. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1060928

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Simon, M. H., Heenan, P. E., Frampton, C., Bayer, S., Keenan, J. I., de Boer, N. K., Roy, N. C., … Gearry, R. B. (2023). Economic living standard and abdominal pain mediate the association between functional gastrointestinal disorders and depression or anxiety. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 35, e14465. doi: 10.1111/nmo.14465

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Bayer, S. B., Heenan, P., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Drummond, L. N., Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Two gold kiwifruit daily for effective treatment of constipation in adults: A randomized clinical trial. Nutrients, 14, 4146. doi: 10.3390/nu14194146

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Brown, S. C., Whelan, K., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Food-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac010

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Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Dietary nutrient intake and blood micronutrient status of children with Crohn's disease compared with their shared-home environment, healthy siblings. Nutrients, 14, 3425. doi: 10.3390/nu14163425

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Buie, M. J., Quan, J., Windsor, J. W., Coward, S., Hansen, T. M., King, J. A., … Gearry, R. B., … on behalf of the GIVES-21 Consortia. (2022). Global hospitalization trends for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the 21st century: A systematic review with temporal analyses. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.06.030

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Evans, S., Olive, L., Dober, M., Knowles, S., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., O, E., … Gearry, R., McCombie, A., … Mikocka-Walus, A. (2022). Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme. BMJ Open, 12, e060272. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060272

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Falling, C. L., Stebbings, S., David Baxter, G., Siegel, C. A., Gearry, R. B., & Mani, R. (2022). Somatosensory assessments in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study examining pain processing pathways and the role of multiple patient factors. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 34(5), 503-511. doi: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002354

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Kaplan, G. G., Underwood, F. E., Coward, S., Agrawal, M., Ungaro, R. C., Brenner, E. J., Gearry, R. B., … Colombel, J.-F. (2022). The multiple waves of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A temporal trend analysis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28, 1687-1695. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izab339

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Liu, Z., Julsgaard, M., Zhu, X., Martin, J., Barclay, M., Cranswick, N., … Gearry, R., … the CARINA Study Group. (2022). Timing of live attenuated vaccination in infants exposed to infliximab or adalimumab in utero: A prospective cohort study in 107 children. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac093

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Lo, B., Barreiro-de Acosta, M., Bernstein, C. N., Burisch, J., Ferreira, N., Gearry, R. B., … Knowles, S. R. (2022). Fear of COVID-19 among patients with inflammatory bowel disease as compared to patients with other gastrointestinal conditions. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21774

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Ma, C., Hanzel, J., Panaccione, R., Sandborn, W. J., D'Haens, G. R., Ahuja, V., … Gearry, R. B., … Jairath, V. (2022). CORE-IBD: A multidisciplinary international consensus initiative to develop a core outcome set for randomized controlled trials in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.068

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Merry, T. L., Metcalf, P., Scragg, R., Gearry, R., Foster, M., & Krebs, J. D. (2022). Metabolic syndrome severity score (MetSSS) associates with metabolic health status in multi-ethnic Aotearoa New Zealand cohorts. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 192, 110088. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110088

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Mikocka-Walus, A., Skvarc, D., Barreiro de Acosta, M., Bennebroek Evertsz, F., Bernstein, C. N., Burisch, J., … Gearry, R. B., … Knowles, S. R. (2022). Exploring the relationship between self-isolation and distress among people with gastrointestinal disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 29, 654-665. doi: 10.1007/s10880-021-09818-9

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Mortlock, S., Lord, A., Montgomery, G., Zakrzewski, M., Simms, L. A., Krishnaprasad, K., … Gearry, R. B., & Radford-Smith, G. L. (2022). An extremes of phenotype approach confirms significant genetic heterogeneity in patients with ulcerative colitis. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac121

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Mules, T. C., Swaminathan, A., Hirschfeld, E., Borichevsky, G. M., Frampton, C. M., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). The impact of disease activity on SD and ED in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac204

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Mules, T. C., Swaminathan, A., Hirschfeld, E., Borichevsky, G., Frampton, C., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). The impact of disease activity on psychological symptoms and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease-results from the Stress, Anxiety and Depression with Disease Activity (SADD) Study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 55, 201-211. doi: 10.1111/apt.16616

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O'Brien, L., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Chronic diarrhoea in older adults and the role of dietary interventions. Nutrition & Healthy Aging, 7, 39-50. doi: 10.3233/NHA-220152

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Swaminathan, A., Borichevsky, G. M., Edwards, T. S., Hirschfeld, E., Mules, T. C., Frampton, C. M., Hampton, M. B., Kettle, A. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Faecal myeloperoxidase as a biomarker of endoscopic activity in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac098

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Swaminathan, A., Fan, D., Borichevsky, G. M., Mules, T. C., Hirschfeld, E., Frampton, C. M., Day, A. S., … Gearry, R. B. (2022). The disease severity index for inflammatory bowel disease is associated with psychological symptoms, quality of life and predicts a more complicated disease course. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apt.17058

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Thwaites, P. A., Yao, C. K., Maggo, J., John, J., Chrimes, A. F., Burgell, R. E., … Gearry, R. B., … Gibson, P. R. (2022). Comparison of gastrointestinal landmarks using the gas-sensing capsule and wireless motility capsule. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apt.17216

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Volkers, A. G., Appleton, L., Gearry, R. B., Frampton, C. M., De Voogd, F. A. E., Peters van Ton, A. M., … Day, A. S. (2022). Fecal calprotectin, chitinase 3-like-1, S100A12 and osteoprotegerin as markers of disease activity in children with Crohn's disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 4(3), 180-189. doi: 10.3390/gidisord4030017

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Bernstein, C. N., Ng, S. C., Banerjee, R., Steinwurz, F., Shen, B., Carbonnel, F., … Gearry, R., the IBD-Emerging Nations Consortium and the WGO IBD Task Force on COVID-19. (2021). Worldwide management of inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 27(6), 836-847. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izaa202

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Falling, C., Stebbings, S., Baxter, G. D., Gearry, R. B., & Mani, R. (2021). Criterion validity and discriminatory ability of the central sensitization inventory short form in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 21(3), 577-585. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0021

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Falling, C., Stebbings, S., Baxter, G. D., Siegel, C. A., Gearry, R. B., Nijs, J., & Mani, R. (2021). Symptoms of central sensitization in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A case-control study examining the role of musculoskeletal pain and psychological factors. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 21(2). doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0109

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Gatenby, G., Glyn, T., Pearson, J., Gearry, R., & Eglinton, T. (2021). The long-term incidence of dysplasia and colorectal cancer in a Crohn’s colitis population-based cohort. Colorectal Disease, 23, 2399-2406. doi: 10.1111/codi.15756

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Gearry, R. B., McCombie, A. M., Vatn, M., Rubin, D. T., Steinwurz, F., Loftus, E. F., … the World Gastroenterology Organization. (2021). What are the most challenging aspects of inflammatory bowel disease? An international survey of gastroenterologists comparing developed and developing countries. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 6(2), 78-86. doi: 10.1159/000512310

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Hayes, B., Apputhurai, P., Mikocka‑Walus, A., Barreiro‑de Acosta, M., Bernstein, C. N., Burgell, R., … Gearry, R., … Knowles, S. R. (2021). Extending the common sense model to explore the impact of the fear of COVID-19 on quality of life in an international inflammatory bowel disease cohort. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10880-021-09823-y

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James, S. C., Fraser, K., Young, W., Heenan, P. E., Gearry, R. B., Keenan, J. I., … Roy, N. C. (2021). Concentrations of fecal bile acids in participants with functional gut disorders and healthy controls. Metabolites, 11, 612.

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Mikocka-Walus, A., Skvarc, D., van Tilburg, M. A. L., Barreiro-de Acosta, M., Bennebroek Evertsz, F., Bernstein, C. N., … Gearry, R. B., … Knowles, S. (2021). COVID-19-related personal product shortages are associated with psychological distress in people living with gastrointestinal disorders: A cross-sectional survey. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, e14198. doi: 10.1111/nmo.14198

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O'Brien, L., Wall, C. L., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2021). What are the pearls and pitfalls of the dietary management for chronic diarrhoea? Nutrients, 13, 1393. doi: 10.3390/nu13051393

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Ungaro, R. C., Brenner, E. J., Gearry, R. B., Kaplan, G. G., Kissous-Hunt, M., Lewis, J. D., … Kappelman, M. D. (2021). Effect of IBD medications on COVID-19 outcomes: Results from an international registry. Gut, 70, 725-732. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322539

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Vernon-Roberts, A., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2021). Development and validation of a self-management skills assessment tool for children with inflammatory bowel disease: The IBD-Skills Tasks and Abilities Record (IBD-STAR). Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 72(1), 67-73. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002905

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Vernon-Roberts, A., Lopez, R. N., Lewindon, P., Lemberg, D. A., Bowcock, N. L., Alex, G., … Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2021). Assessment of disease-related knowledge among children with inflammatory bowel disease and their family using IBD-KID2: Evaluating tool generalizability. JPGN Reports, 2(3), e093. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000093

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Allez, M., Fleshner, P., Gearry, R., Lakatos, P. L., Rubin, D. T., on behalf of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. (2020). Care of the patient with IBD requiring hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 14(Suppl. 3), S774-S779. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa150

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Appleton, L., Watt, E., Jagger, F., Hansen, R., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Associations between the presence of granulomata and disease phenotype and outcomes in children diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2(2), 164-170. doi: 10.3390/gidisord2020017

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Brenner, E. J., Ungaro, R. C., Gearry, R. B., Kaplan, G. G., Kissous-Hunt, M., Lewis, J. D., … Kappelman, M. D. (2020). Corticosteroids, but not TNF antagonists, are associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: Results from an international registry. Gastroenterology, 159, 481-491. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.032

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Brown, S. C., Whelan, K., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Low FODMAP diet in children and adolescents with functional bowel disorder: A clinical case note review. JGH Open, 4, 153-159. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12231

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Chan, D., Skidmore, P., O'Brien, L., Watson, S., & Gearry, R. (2020). A feasibility study investigating the impact of a dietitian-led low in fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide and polyols diet group education programme with irritable bowel syndrome. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1522), 42-51. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Croese, J., Miller, G. C., Marquart, L., Llewellyn, S., Gupta, R., Becker, L., … Gearry, R. B., … Giacomin, P. R. (2020). Randomized, placebo controlled trial of experimental hookworm infection for improving gluten tolerance in celiac disase. Clinical & Translational Gastroenterology, 11, e00274. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000274

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Croese, J., Miller, G. C., Marquart, L., Llewellyn, S., Gupta, R., Becker, L., … Gearry, R. B., … Giacomin, P. R. (2020). Randomized, placebo controlled trial of experimental hookworm infection for improving gluten tolerance in celiac disease. Clinical & Translational Gastroenterology, 11, e00274. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000274

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Daveson, A. J. M., Popp, A., Taavela, J., Goldstein, K. E., Isola, J., Truitt, K. E., … on behalf of the RESET CeD Study Group, including Gearry, R. (2020). Baseline quantitative histology in therapeutics trials reveals villus atrophy in most patients with coeliac disease who appear well controlled on gluten‐free diet. GastroHep, 2, 22-30. doi: 10.1002/ygh2.380

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Falling, C. L., Stebbings, S., Baxter, G. D., Gearry, R. B., & Mani, R. (2020). Central sensitization inventory mediates the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease activity and worse musculoskeletal pain experiences. Pain Practice, 20(1), 24-33. doi: 10.1111/papr.12821

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Glyn Mullaney, T., McCombie, A., Wakeman, C., Eglinton, T., & Gearry, R. (2020). Surveillance for dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: An updated national survey of colonoscopic practice in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1517), 56-65. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Hackett, R., Gearry, R., Ho, C., McCombie, A., Mackay, M., Murdoch, K., … Inns, S. (2020). New Zealand national audit of outpatient inflammatory bowel disease standards of care. Clinical & Experimental Gastroenterology, 13, 285-292. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S259790

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Heenan, P., Creemers, R. H., Sharma, S., Keenan, J., Bayer, S., Young, W., … Skidmore, P. M., … Roy, N., Gearry, R. B., & COMFORT Cohort Collaborators. (2020). Cohort profile: The Christchurch IBS cOhort to investigate Mechanisms FOr gut Relief and improved Transit (COMFORT). Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5(3), 132-143. doi: 10.1159/000508160

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