Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7175-7183
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7175
Age-related symptom and life quality changes in women with irritable bowel syndrome
Yu-Rong Tang, Wei-Wei Yang, Mei-Lan Liang, Xin-Yu Xu, Mei-Feng Wang, Lin Lin
Yu-Rong Tang, Wei-Wei Yang, Mei-Lan Liang, Xin-Yu Xu, Mei-Feng Wang, Lin Lin, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Yu-Rong Tang, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Jiangbei People’s Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing 210048, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Tang YR analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Lin L designed the research and approved the final paper; Yang WW collected and input the data; Liang ML and Xu XY analyzed the data; and Wang MF approved the final paper.
Supported by Open Project Program of the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, No. PYZX 2011016; and the Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation of Nanjing Department of Health, No. YKK11199
Correspondence to: Lin Lin, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. lin9100@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: July 13, 2012
Revised: September 23, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: December 28, 2012
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