Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome a Diagnosis of Exclusion?: A Survey of Primary Care Providers, Gastroenterologists, and IBS Experts

OBJECTIVES: Guidelines emphasize that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not a diagnosis of exclusion and encourage clinicians to make a positive diagnosis using the Rome criteria alone. Yet many clinicians are concerned about overlooking alternative diagnoses. We measured beliefs about whether IBS i...

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Main Authors: Spiegel, Brennan M.R., Farid, Mary, Esrailian, Eric, Talley, Jennifer, Chang, Lin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887205/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20197761
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2010.47
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