Prevalence and impact of upper and lower gastrointestinal symptoms in the Greek urban general population

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 412-421

  Papatheodoridis, George V ^a,b   Karamanolis, D G ^b  

^a Hellenic Foundation for Gastroenterology and Nutrition   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GREECE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GREECE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17444372046     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510012271     Document Type: Article

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