Abnormal illness attitudes in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 227-230

  Gomborone, Jennifer ^a   Dewsnap, Paul ^a   Libby, Gerald ^a   Farthing, Michael ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SICK ROLE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028914299     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(94)00126-P     Document Type: Article

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