Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 741-754 , March 2009

Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States Part II: Lower Gastrointestinal Diseases

  • James E. Everhart

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: James E. Everhart, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Room 655, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5450, Bethesda, MD 20892-5450
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  • Constance E. Ruhl

References 

  1. Burden of digestive diseases in the United States. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2008;NIH publication no. 09-6443
  2. Johanson JF. Constipation. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 567–593NIH publication no. 94-1447
  3. Sandler RS. Irritable bowel syndrome. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 595–612NIH publication no. 94-1447
  4. Everhart JE. Abdominal wall hernia. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 469–507NIH publication no. 94-1447
  5. Mendeloff AI, Everhart JE. Appendicitis. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 457–467NIH publication no. 94-1447
  6. Calkins BM. Inflammatory bowel disease. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 509–550NIH publication no. 94-1447
  7. Mendeloff AI, Everhart JE. Diverticular disease of the colon. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 551–565NIH publication no. 94-1447
  8. Johanson JF. Hemorrhoids. In:  Everhart JE editors. Digestive diseases in the United States: epidemiology and impact. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1994;p. 551–565NIH publication no. 94-1447

 Conflicts of Interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding Supported by HHS contracts N267200612918C and N267200700001G.

PII: S0016-5085(09)00045-6

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.015

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 741-754 , March 2009