Is the subjective perception of lactose intolerance influenced by the psychological profile?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 660-669

  Tomba, C ^a   Baldassarri, A ^b   Coletta, M ^a   Cesana, B M ^c   Basilisco, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOMATIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84866250151     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12006     Document Type: Article

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