Post-infectious sequelae of travelers' diarrhea: Irritable bowel syndrome

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-143

  Mutsch, Margot ^a   Pitzurra, Raffaela ^a   Hatz, Christoph ^a   Steffen, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; TOURISM; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; DIARRHEA; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; TRAVEL;

EID: 85047687404     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12094_1     Document Type: Letter

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