The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome

Caroline Canavan, Joe West, Timothy Card Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional condition of the bowel that is diagnosed using clinical criteria. This paper discusses the nature of the diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Canavan C, West J, Card T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-02-01
Series:Clinical Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/the-epidemiology-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome-a15707