Irritable bowel syndrome and health seeking behaviour in different communities of Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 285-287

  Jafri, Wasim ^a   Yakoob, Javed ^a   Jafri, Nadim ^a   Islam, Muhammad ^a   Ali, Qazi Masroor ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID E AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 38549084360     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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