Gender difference on the symptoms, health-seeking behaviour, social impact and sleep quality in irritable bowel syndrome: A Rome II-based survey in an apparent healthy adult Chinese population in Taiwan

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1497-1505

  Lu, C L ^a,b   Chang, F Y ^a,b   Lang, H C ^b   Chen, C Y ^a,b   Luo, J C ^a,b   Lee, S D ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CHINESE; CONSULTATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN;

ABSENTEEISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 21044438529     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02512.x     Document Type: Article

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