Psychosocial factors at work and in every day life are associated with irritable bowel syndrome

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 473-480

  Faresjö, Åshild ^a   Grodzinsky, Ewa ^b   Johansson, Saga ^c,d   Wallander, Mari Ann ^d,e   Timpka, Toomas ^a   Åkerlind, Ingemar ^f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control study; Family history; Irritable bowel syndrome; Psychosocial factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORK;

EID: 34547665614     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9133-2     Document Type: Article

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