The burden of inflammatory bowel disease on health care utilization and quality of life

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-57

  Nurmi, Ellinoora ^a   Haapamäki, Johanna ^b   Paavilainen, Eija ^a   Rantanen, Anja ^a   Hillilä, Markku ^b   Arkkila, Perttu ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Health services; Quality of life; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871384264     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.685750     Document Type: Article

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