Patterns of pain in diverticular disease and the influence of acute diverticulitis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1005-1010

  Simpson, John ^a   Neal, Keith R ^a   Scholefield, John H ^a   Spiller, Robin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Diverticular disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEFECATION; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041639419     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200309000-00011     Document Type: Article

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