The prevalence of proctological symptoms amongst patients who see general practitioners in France

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 301-306

  Abramowitz, Laurent ^a   Benabderrahmane, Mustapha ^a   Pospait, Dan ^a   Philip, Julie ^a   Laouénan, Cédric ^b  

^a Gastroenterology Department and Medical Surgical Proctology Unit   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anal; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Examination; General practitioners; Haemorrhoids; Proctology

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL COMPLAINT; ANAL DISCHARGE; ANAL PAIN; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PROCTOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANUS DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84910652981     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2014.899578     Document Type: Article

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