Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to different diagnostic criteria in a non-selected adult population

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Hillila M T ^a   Farkkila M A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 4043134459     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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