Gender differences in the symptoms and physical and mental well-being of dyspeptics: A population based study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 283-291

  Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^b   Westbrook, Mary T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Gender differences; Health status; Health related quality of life; SF 12; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036108017     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015239020403     Document Type: Article

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