A population-based epidemiologic study of irritable bowel syndrome in South China: Stratified randomized study by cluster sampling

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1217-1224

  Xiong, L S ^a   Chen, M H ^a   Chen, H X ^b   Xu, A G ^b   Wang, W A ^a   Hu, P J ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Gastroenterology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942577352     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01939.x     Document Type: Article

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