Epidemiological aspects of irritable bowel syndrome in Europe and North America

Digestion

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 200-204

  Müller Lissner, Stefan A ^a   Bollani, Simona ^b   Brummer, Robert Jan ^c   Coremans, George ^d   Dapoigny, Michel ^e   Marshall, John K ^f   Muris, Jean W M ^g   Oberndorff Klein Wolthuis, Ardi ^c   Pace, Fabio ^b   Rodrigo, Luis ^h   Stockbrügger, Reinhold ^c   Vatn, Morten H ⁱ  

^a Park Klinik Weissensee   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h Central University Hospital   (Spain)

ⁱ OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consulter; Epidemiology; Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence; Reporter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSULTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 18244386218     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000048862     Document Type: Article

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