Differences in gastrointestinal symptoms according to gender in rome II positive IBS and dyspepsia in a latin American population

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 925-932

  Schmulson, Max ^a   Adeyemo, Mopelola ^b   Gutiérrez Reyes, Gabriela ^a   Chara Guindic, Luis ^c   Farfán Labonne, Blanca ^a   Ostrosky Solis, Feggy ^d   Díaz Anzalda, Adriana ^e   Medina, Laura ^a   Chang, Lin ^b  

^a Laboratory of Liver Pancreas and Motility (HIPAM)   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Universidad Nacional Auto noma de Mexico   (Mexico)

^e Instituto National de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77950516300     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.58     Document Type: Article

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