Patient-perceived severity of irritable bowel syndrome in relation to symptoms, health resource utilization and quality of life

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 553-559

  Hahn, B A ^a   Kirchdoerfer, L J ^b   Fullerton, S ^c   Mayer, E ^c  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030855295     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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