Health-related quality of life and associated psychosocial factors in irritable bowel syndrome: A review

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-176

  Luscombe, F A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic diseases; Functional; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033851605     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008970312068     Document Type: Article

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