A population-based study of irritable bowel syndrome in a non-Western population

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1022-1029

  Husain, N ^a   Chaudhry, I B ^a   Jafri, F ^b   Niaz, S K ^c   Tomenson, B ^a   Creed, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^c Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Depression; Disability; Epidemiology; Irritable bowel syndrome; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CONSTIPATION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; POPULATION GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 49749099299     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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