Prevalence and characteristics of irritable bowel syndrome in gastrointestinal out-patient department of Hospitals in Wuhan area

Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 356-358

  Zhou, Jianning ^a   Hou, Xiaohua ^a   Liu, Nanzhi ^a   Zhu, Youqing ^a   Luo, Hesheng ^a   Xu, Hualin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Epidemiology; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33750155255     PISSN: 10087125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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