Irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pelvic pain: A singular or two different clinical syndrome?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 3446-3455

  Matheis, Anna ^a   Martens, Ute ^a   Kruse, Johannes ^b   Enck, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Comorbidity; Illness behaviour; Irritable bowel syndrome; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Somatoform disorder; Stressfull live event

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 34547492324     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3446     Document Type: Review

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