The Epidemiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the US Military: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-104

  Riddle, Mark S ^a   Welsh, Marleen ^b   Porter, Chad K ^a   Nieh, Chiping ^c   Boyko, Edward J ^d   Gackstetter, Gary ^b   Hooper, Tomoko I ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Health Research and Analysis   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955357050     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.386     Document Type: Article

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