A survey of irritable bowel syndrome in Vietnam using the Rome criteria

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 946-951

  Zuckerman, Marc J ^a   Nguyen, Giang ^b   Ho, Hoi ^a   Nguyen, Luat ^a   Gregory, Gavin G ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Irritable bowel syndrome; Rome criteria; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN; BLOATING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HARD FECES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; ROME CRITERIA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIETNAM;

EID: 33745857326     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-9005-0     Document Type: Review

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