Journal article
Impact of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders on Survival in the Community
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) comprise a constellation of symptoms that have no identifiable structural or biochemical abnormality. In view of the lack of data from large-scale population-based studies evaluating the effects of these disorders on survival, we aimed to examine whether FGIDs are associated with impaired survival.
METHODS: Between 1988 and 1993, valid self-report questionnaires that recorded …
Authors
Chang JY; Locke GR; McNally MA; Halder SL; Schleck CD; Zinsmeister AR; Talley NJ
Journal
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 105, No. 4,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2010
DOI
10.1038/ajg.2010.40
ISSN
0002-9270