Subjective lactose intolerance in apparently healthy adults in southern Iran: Is it related to irritable bowel syndrome?

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 591-597

  Saberi Firoozi, M ^a,d   Khademolhosseini, F ^a   Mehrabani, D ^a   Yousefi, M ^a   Salehi, M ^b   Heidary, S ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Irritable bowel syndrome; Lactose intolerance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CODEINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 36348978680     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.37045     Document Type: Article

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