Irritable bowel syndrome in a rural community in Bangladesh: Prevalence, symptoms pattern, and health care seeking behavior

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1547-1552

  Masud, M A ^a   Hasan, Mahmud ^b   Azad Khan, A K ^c  

^a Bogra Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^b B ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR; DEFECATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035016533     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02323-1     Document Type: Article

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