Is female predominance in irritable bowel syndrome related to fibromyalgia?

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-109

  Akkuş, Selami ^a,b   Senol, Altug ^a   Ayvacioglu, Naime Bayram ^a   Tunc, Ercan ^a   Eren, Ibrahim ^a   Isler, Mehmet ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b P K: 74 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Female predominance; Fibromyalgia; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 1642306152     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0328-x     Document Type: Article

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