Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome: A community survey

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 504, 2004, Pages 495-502

  Wilson, Sue ^a   Roberts, Lesley ^a   Roalfe, Andrea ^a   Bridge, Pam ^a   Singh, Sukhdev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BULKING AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMUNITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SELF MEDICATION; STOMACH ULCER; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 3142768444     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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