How patients view probiotics: Findings from a multicenter study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-144

  Mercer, MaryBeth ^e   Brinich, Margaret A ^e   Geller, Gail ^a   Harrison, Krista ^a   Highland, Janelle ^e   James, Katherine ^b   Marshall, Patricia ^c,d   McCormick, Jennifer B ^b   Tilburt, Jon ^b   Achkar, Jean Paul ^e   Farrell, Ruth M ^e   Sharp, Richard R ^d,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; patient communication; probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OHIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855806325     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318225f545     Document Type: Article

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