Review article: the economic impact of the irritable bowel syndrome

Summary Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal system affecting a large number of people worldwide. Whilst it has no attributable mortality, it has substantial impact on patients' quality of life (QoL) and is associated with considerab...

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Published in:	Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 1023 - 1034
Main Authors:	Canavan, C., West, J., Card, T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell 01.11.2014
Subjects:	Absenteeism Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Delivery of Health Care - economics Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Health Care Costs Health Expenditures Health Resources - economics Health Resources - statistics & numerical data Humans Internationality Irritable Bowel Syndrome - economics Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology Irritable Bowel Syndrome - therapy Life Expectancy - trends Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Quality of Life Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Irritable bowel syndrome Digestive diseases Intestinal disease Review Economic aspect Bibliographic review Public health
ISSN:	0269-2813, 1365-2036, 1365-2036
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