Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Italian rural and urban areas

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-326

  Usai, Paolo ^a   Manca, Roberto ^a   Lai, Maria Antonia ^a   Russo, Luigi ^b   Boi, Maria Francesca ^a   Ibba, Ivan ^a   Giolitto, Giancarlo ^b   Cuomo, Rosario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence; Rome II criteria; Rural area; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955341556     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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