The economic impact of irritable bowel syndrome in a managed care setting.

RP, Patel; A, Petitta; R, Fogel; E, Peterson; BJ, Zarowitz

doi:10.1097/00004836-200207000-00005

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The economic impact of irritable bowel syndrome in a managed care setting.

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Authors:

Patel RP

Petitta A

Fogel R

Abstract

<h4>Goals</h4>To compare the healthcare resource consumption of patients who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with an age-, gender-, and comorbidity-matched cohort of patients without IBS from a managed care perspective.<h4>Study</h4>Retrospective cohort analysis. Data were obtained electronicall...

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