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GP perspectives of irritable bowel syndrome – an accepted illness, but management deviates from guidelines: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: The estimated prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is 10%. Up to one third of patients develop chronic symptoms, which impact on everyday functioning and psychological wellbeing. Guidelines suggest an increased role for primary care in the management of patients with IBS, and ref...

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Autores principales: Harkness, Elaine F, Harrington, Val, Hinder, Sue, O’Brien, Sarah J, Thompson, David G, Beech, Paula, Chew-Graham, Carolyn A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23805998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-92