Prevalence of functional bowel disorders and related health care seeking: A population-based study;Prävalenz von funktionellen magen-darmbeschwerden und damit verbundener inanspruchnahme medizinischer versorgung: Eine populationsbasierte untersuchung

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-183

  Icks, Andrea ^a   Haastert, B ^a   Enck, P ^a   Rathmann, W ^a   Giani, G ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional Bowel Disorders; Health Care Seeking; Medication; Population based Study

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036195590     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-22324     Document Type: Article

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