Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Chinese college and university students assessed using Rome III criteria

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 4221-4226

  Dong, Yan Yan ^a   Zuo, Xiu Li ^a   Li, Chang Qing ^a   Yu, Yan Bo ^a   Zhao, Qiu Jie ^a   Li, Yan Qing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

College and university students; Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CHINA; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 77956578887     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4221     Document Type: Article

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