Discrepancy between recalled and recorded bowel habits in irritable bowel syndrome

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-288

  Coletta, M ^a   Di Palma, L ^a   Tomba, C ^a   Basilisco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFECATION HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953774351     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04322.x     Document Type: Article

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