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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2010; 16(25): 3168-3177
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3168
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3168
Impact of pain on health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Anja Schirbel, Anne Reichert, Daniel C Baumgart, Bertram Wiedenmann, Andreas Sturm, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Charité-Campus Virchow Clinic, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Stephanie Roll, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Campus Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Carsten Büning, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Campus Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Bianca Wittig, Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Charité-Campus Benjamin Franklin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
Axel Dignass, Department of Medicine I, Markus-Hospital, Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 4. 60431 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Author contributions: Schirbel A, Reichert A, Dignass A and Sturm A designed the study; Baumgart DC, Büning C and Wittig B directed patient recruitment; Schirbel A, Reichert A, Roll S and Sturm A performed the statistical analysis; all authors contributed to editing the manuscript and approved the final version of the paper.
Correspondence to: Andreas Sturm, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Charité-Campus Virchow Clinic, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. andreas.sturm@charite.de
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Received: January 16, 2010
Revised: March 29, 2010
Accepted: April 5, 2010
Published online: July 7, 2010
Revised: March 29, 2010
Accepted: April 5, 2010
Published online: July 7, 2010
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