Obesity and chronic gastrointestinal tract symptoms in young adults: A birth cohort study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1807-1814

  Talley, Nicholas J ^a   Howell, Stuart ^b   Poulton, Richie ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4544376498     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30388.x     Document Type: Article

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