Long-lasting functional abdominal pain and duodenal ulcer are associated with stress, vulnerability and symptoms of psychological stress. A controlled study including healthy and patient controls

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Jørgensen, Lars Stig ^a,b   Chrisnansen, Peer M ^a   Raundahl, Uffe ^a   Østgaard, Svend E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DUODENUM ULCER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; SYMPTOM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLELITHIASIS; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0029836194     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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