Validation of symptom-based diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome: A critical review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 814-820

  Whitehead, William E ^a   Drossman, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77950519352     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.56     Document Type: Review

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