Multicultural considerations in the diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome: A selective summary

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1127-1133

  Ballou, Sarah K ^a   Keefer, Laurie ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883653716     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283632bf2     Document Type: Review

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