Number of responses on a review of systems questionnaire predicts the diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorders

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-227

  Brown, William H ^a   Chey, William D ^a   Elta, Grace H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Irritable bowel syndrome; Nonulcer dyspepsia

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DYSPEPSIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037369198     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200303000-00008     Document Type: Review

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