Establishment of Health Utility Indices for Post‐Infectious Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Active Duty US Military

ConclusionFGD are associated with significant morbidity as assessed by HUIs. Given the strong link between TD and FGD as well as the large number of travelers from the developed to the developing world, additional study is needed to further understand this association and efforts aimed at primary disease prevention are warranted.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - April 1, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chad K. Porter, Nadia Thura, Carey D. Schlett, John W. Sanders, David R. Tribble, Marshall R. Monteville, Mark S. Riddle Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research