Open AccessInfectious causation of chronic disease: Examining the relationship betweenGiardia lambliainfection and irritable bowel syndrome
Author(s) -
Alice S Penrose,
Eden V. Wells,
Allison E. Aiello
Publication year - 2007
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.v13.i34.4574
Subject(s) - giardia lamblia , medical prescription , irritable bowel syndrome , giardia , medicine , population , demography , environmental health , veterinary medicine , pathology , sociology , pharmacology
To evaluate whether a higher prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection is associated with an increase in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) prescriptions at the county level in Michigan.