Subjective health complaints and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome following Giardia lamblia infection: A case control study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-313

  Morken, Mette H ^a   Lind, Ragna A ^a   Valeur, Jørgen ^a   Wilhelmsen, Ingvard ^a   Berstad, Arnold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Giardia lamblia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Musculoskeletal pain; Quality of life; Subjective health complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61649105303     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520802588091     Document Type: Article

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