Irritable bowel syndrome: The view from general practice

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 689-692

  Thompson, W Grant ^a,b,c   Heaton, Kenneth W ^a   Smyth, G Thomas ^a   Smyth, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional bowel disease; General practice; General practitioners; GPs; IBS; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; IRRITABLE COLON; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030851885     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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