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Gastrointestinal Infections

The impact of atopic disease on the risk of post-infectious fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome 3 years after Giardia infection. A historic cohort study

Gunnhild S. HunskarDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nina LangelandInstitute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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Knut-Arne WensaasDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway;Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Health, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway
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Kurt HanevikInstitute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway;National Centre for Tropical Infectious Diseases, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Geir Egil EideCentre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway;Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway
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Kristine MørchNational Centre for Tropical Infectious Diseases, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway;Unit for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Guri RortveitDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway;Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Health, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway
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Pages 956-961 | Received 30 Mar 2012, Accepted 21 May 2012, Published online: 02 Jul 2012

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