Gastroenterology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 2105-2107 , December 2002

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: Irritable bowel syndrome

References 

  1. Drossman DA, Camilleri M, Mayer E, Whitehead WE. AGA technical review on irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology. 2002;123:2108–2131
  2. Thompson WG, Longstreth GF, Drossman DA, Heaton KW, Irvine EJ, Mueller-Lissner SAC. Functional bowel disorders and D. Functional abdominal pain. In: 2 ed.  Drossman DA,  Talley NJ,  Thompson WG,  Whitehead WE,  Corazziari E editor. Rome II: Functional gastrointestinal disorders: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment. McLean, VA: Degnon Associates; 2000;p. 351–432
  3. Drossman DA. Presidential address: gastrointestinal illness and biopsychosocial model. Psychosom Med. 1998;60:258–267

☆ This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It was approved by the Clinical Practice committee on August 5, 2002 and by the AGA Governing Board on September 13, 2002.

☆☆ Address requests for reprints to: Chair, Clinical Practice Committee, AGA National Office, c/o Membership Department, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, 7th Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Fax: (301) 654-5920.

PII: S0016-5085(02)00480-8

doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.37095b

Gastroenterology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 2105-2107 , December 2002

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