Low prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in primary health care in four Swedish counties
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Low prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in primary health care in four Swedish counties
OBJECTIVE Few large-scale studies have examined the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the number of visits among IBS patients in a primary health care setting. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of IBS in primary health care in four Swedish counties. Another aim was to study the number of visits among the IBS patients. DESIGN A register-based study. Setting. A p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0281-3432,1502-7724
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2013.811949