Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety: an im
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P. Jerndal; G. Ringström; P. Agerforz; M. Karpefors; L. M. Akkermans; A. Bayati;
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background Gastrointestinal (GI)-specific anxiety (GSA) has been proposed to influence symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI) is a recently developed, reliable and valid measure of GSA. Our aim was to evaluate