Severe irritable bowel and functional abdominal pain syndromes: managing the patient and health care costs.
Longstreth
George F
GF
Kaiser Medical Center Medical Care Plan, 4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA 92129, USA. George.F.Longstreth@kp.org
Drossman
Douglas A
DA
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