Quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome differs between subjects recruited from clinic or the internet

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2232-2237

  Jones, Michael P ^a,b   Bratten, Jason ^a   Keefer, Laurie ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Galter Pavilion 4 104 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONALITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTERNET; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 34848815452     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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