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Original Article

Life Events and Stress in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia Compared with Patients with Duodenal Ulcer and Healthy Controls

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Pages 524-530 | Received 22 Aug 1994, Accepted 17 Oct 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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