Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Korea: Population-based survey using the Rome II criteria

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1687-1692

  Han, Sung Hee ^b   Lee, Oh Young ^a,b   Bae, Sang Cheol ^b   Lee, Seok Hwa ^c   Chang, Yu Kyung ^c   Yang, Sun Young ^b   Yoon, Byung Chul ^b   Choi, Ho Soon ^b   Hahm, Joon Soo ^b   Lee, Min Ho ^b   Lee, Dong Hoo ^b   Kim, Tae Hwa ^b  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Food and Nutrition   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Korea; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE COLON; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33748782505     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04269.x     Document Type: Article

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