Irritable bowel syndrome in women: A common health problem

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-81

  Heitkemper, Margaret ^a   Jarrett, Monica ^a   Bond, Eleanor Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOSETRON; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; DICYCLOVERINE; DOXEPIN; HYOSCYAMINE; SEROTONIN 4 AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TEGASEROD; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ATTITUDE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINAL CORD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LIFE STYLE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 2442607702     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2003.11.016     Document Type: Review

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