Editorial: Psychological adjustment to inflammatory bowel disease: The importance of considering disease activity

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2970-2972

  Sirois, Fuschia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 72949110191     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.537     Document Type: Review

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