Determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviour among subjects with irritable bowel syndrome

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1667-1675

  Williams, R E ^a   Black, C L ^b   Kim, H Y ^b   Andrews, E B ^c   Mangel, A W ^c   Buda, J J ^c   Cook, S F ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33646547298     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02928.x     Document Type: Article

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