Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among undergraduates in Southeast China

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-424

  Dai, N ^a   Cong, Y ^b   Yuan, H ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Tai'an Central Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 43049147048     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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