title: Severe irritable bowel and functional abdominal pain syndromes: managing the patient and health care costs.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Medical Center Medical Care Plan, 4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA 92129, USA. George.F.Longstreth@kp.org
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Longstreth
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Drossman
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States