Journal article
Clustering and stability of functional lower gastrointestinal symptom after enteric infection
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Current diagnostic criteria for functional gut disorder are based on symptom clusters observed after sporadic onset. It remains unclear whether symptoms group similarly in functional disorders of postinfectious etiology. We utilized observational data from the Walkerton Health Study (WHS) to: (i) determine groupings of functional gastrointestinal symptoms among patients exposed to acute gastroenteritis (GE), and (ii) assess the …
Authors
Thabane M; Simunovic M; Akhtar‐Danesh N; Garg AX; Clark WF; Marshall JK
Journal
Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 546–e252
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01898.x
ISSN
1350-1925