Irritable bowel syndrome: An international study of symptoms in eight countries

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 659-667

  Gerson, Charles D ^a,j   Gerson, Mary Joan ^b   Awad, Richard A ^c   Chowdhury, Abhijit ^d   Dancey, Christine ^e   Poitras, Pierre ^f   Porcelli, Piero ^g   Sperber, Ami ^h   Wang, Wei An ⁱ  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^h BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

ⁱ GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^j NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cross cultural; International; Irritable bowel syndrome; Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms; Mind body

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CANADA; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; IRRITABLE COLON; ISRAEL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 62149141019     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f53a24     Document Type: Article

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