The Visceral Sensitivity Index: Development and validation of a gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety scale

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Labus, J S ^a   Bolus, R ^a   Chang, L ^a   Wiklund, I ^c   Naesdal, J ^c   Mayer, E A ^a,b   Naliboff, B D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISCERAL SENSITIVITY INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERA;

EID: 3242682463     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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