Post-infectious gastrointestinal symptoms after acute Giardiasis. A 1-year follow-up in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-259

  Wensaas, Knut Arne ^a,b   Langeland, Nina ^a,c   Rortveit, Guri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Giardia lamblia; Giardiasis; Parasitic intestinal disease; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955235392     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq005     Document Type: Article

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