Health-related quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-319

  Bovenschen, H J ^a   Laheij, R J F ^a   Tan, A C I T L ^b   Witteman, E M ^b   Van Rossum, L G M ^a   Jansen, J B M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4043181177     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02076.x     Document Type: Article

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