International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

A study of impact and prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among medical students

Sameer Al-Ghamdi
  • Sameer Al-Ghamdi
  • Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Faisal AlOsamey
  • Faisal AlOsamey
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah AlHamdan
  • Abdullah AlHamdan
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmad binkhalaf
  • Ahmad binkhalaf
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz Alnujaydi
  • Abdulaziz Alnujaydi
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman Turkistani
  • Abdulrahman Turkistani
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman AlRasheed
  • Abdulrahman AlRasheed
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh AlShamrani
  • Saleh AlShamrani
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah AlQuaydheb
  • Abdullah AlQuaydheb
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed Bin Ofaysan
  • Mohammed Bin Ofaysan
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Bandar AlQuraini
  • Bandar AlQuraini
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Sahal Bin Jupier
  • Sahal Bin Jupier
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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Charanjit Arneja
  • Charanjit Arneja
  • College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 03 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 November 2015

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