An epidemiologic study of irritable bowel syndrome in graduates of different specialties

Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-18

  Shen, Lei ^a   Kong, Hao ^a   Hou, Xiaohua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Epidemiologic studies; Graduates; Irritable bowel syndrome; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITABLE COLON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33846986812     PISSN: 10087125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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