Impact of irritable bowel syndrome on quality of life

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2248-2253

  Whitehead, William E ^a   Burnett, Charles K ^b   Cook III, Edwin W ^b   Taub, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Neuroticism; Outcome; Psychological distress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS;

EID: 0029844244     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02071408     Document Type: Article

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