Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in primary health care


Ozgen K., ŞAHİN E. M., Uludag A., Peker E., Gunayi Z., ERTEKİN Y. H.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.216-222, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cutf.322847
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.216-222
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Irritable Bowel Syndrome includes a group of functional bowel diseases without organic pathology. The prevalence changes between 0.5% to 39% according to diagnostic criteria. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of IBS in primary health care by using Rome III criteria.