Prevalence and related factors of irritable bowel syndrome among middle-school students in areas affected by Wenchuan earthquake: An epidemiological study

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-346

  Zheng, Shicheng ^a   Fu, Wanchao ^a   Zhou, Ji ^b   Dong, Xiaowei ^a   Liu, Zhong ^a   Wang, Yiping ^c   Zhang, Qiang ^d  

^a The First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Department of Gastroenterology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; EARTHQUAKE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863370023     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31824712d0     Document Type: Letter

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