Open AccessThe Prevalence, Comorbidity, Management and Costs of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Observational Study Using Routine Health Insurance Data
Author(s) -
Winfried Häuser,
Ursula Marschall,
Peter Layer,
Thomas Grobe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0463
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , incidence (geometry) , comorbidity , colonoscopy , observational study , diagnosis code , pediatrics , emergency medicine , colorectal cancer , population , environmental health , cancer , physics , optics
Insufficient data are available on the administrative incidence and prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in Germany, as well as on its comorbidities, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and costs.
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