Irritable bowel syndrome: Physicians' awareness and patients' experience

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 3715-3720

  Olafsdottir, Linda Bjork ^a   Gudjonsson, Hallgrímur ^a   Jonsdottir, Heidur Hrund ^a   Jonsson, Jon Steinar ^b   Bjornsson, Einar ^a   Thjodleifsson, Bjarni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Gardabaer Health Centre   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Irritable bowel syndrome; Manning criteria; Physician knowledge; Questionnaire study; Rome criteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE PLUS CLIDINIUM BROMIDE; ISPAGULA; MEBEVERINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIET; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 84864431406     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3715     Document Type: Article

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