Prevalence and predictors of irritable bowel syndrome among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Nahla ^a,b   Fahad Battarjee, Wijdan ^a   Ahmed Almehmadi, Samia ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^c Al Amal Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Irritable bowel syndrome; Jeddah; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTERNIST; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84884585756     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.21287     Document Type: Article

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