Symptom classification in irritable bowel syndrome as a guide to treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 796-803

  Wiesner, Maureen ^a   Naylor, Sally J ^a   Copping, Ann ^a   Furlong, Anita ^a   Lynch, Andrew G ^b   Parkes, Miles ^a   Hunter, John O ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Constipation; Diarrhoea; Irritable bowel syndrome; Symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350624974     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520902964705     Document Type: Article

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