How individuals with the irritable bowel syndrome describe their own symptoms before formal diagnosis

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 276-279

  Molinder, Herdis ^a   Agréus, Lars ^a   Kjellström, Lars ^b   Walter, Susanna ^c   Talley, Nicholas J ^d   Andreasson, Anna ^a,e   Nyhlin, Henry ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; digestive symptoms; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); layman's wording; medical history taking; questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84945120263     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: 20001967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2015.1040529     Document Type: Article

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