Recognition and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome among women with chronic pelvic pain.

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Published in Am J Obstet Gynecol on March 01, 2005

Authors

Rachel E Williams1, Katherine E Hartmann, Robert S Sandler, William C Miller, Lucy A Savitz, John F Steege

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. rachel.williams@alumni.unc.edu

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