Open AccessIrritable bowel syndrome consulters in Zhejiang province: The symptoms pattern, predominant bowel habit subgroups and quality of life
Author(s) -
Jianmin Si,
Liangjing Wang,
Shujie Chen,
Leimin Sun,
Ning Dai
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1059
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , constipation , gastroenterology , abdominal pain , diarrhea , heartburn , abdominal distension , quality of life (healthcare) , defecation , flatulence , depression (economics) , anxiety , disease , reflux , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics , nursing
To investigate the pattern of symptoms, predominant bowel habits and quality of life (QOL) by the Chinese version of the SF-36 in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) consulters in Zhejiang province.