Epidemiology of Functional abdominal bloating and its impact on health related quality of life: male-female stratified propensity score analysis in a population based survey in mainland China.

BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of Functional abdominal bloating (FAB) and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese people remains unclear. METHODS: Randomised, stratified, multi-stage sampling methodology was used to select a representative sample of the general population from...

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Main Authors: Meijing Wu, Yanfang Zhao, Rui Wang, Wenxin Zheng, Xiaojing Guo, Shunquan Wu, Xiuqiang Ma, Jia He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4103840?pdf=render