Clinical economics review: Irritable bowel syndrome

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1019-1030

  Wells, N E J ^a,d   Hahn, B A ^b   Whorwell, P J ^c  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; LAXATIVE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030780873     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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