Level of chronic life stress predicts clinical outcome in irritable bowel syndrome

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 256-261

  Bennett, E J ^a   Tennant, C C ^a   Piesse, C ^a   Badcock, C A ^a   Kellow, J E ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic life stress threat; Irritable bowel syndrome; Symptom intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031873543     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.2.256     Document Type: Article

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