Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians about irritable bowel syndrome in Northern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-181

  Al Hazmi, Ahmad H ^a  

^a JOUF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; irritable bowel syndrome; knowledge; practices; primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BULKING AGENT; ION TRANSPORT AFFECTING AGENT; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SAUDI ARABIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84861659578     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.96450     Document Type: Article

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