Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 73-81 , January 2010

Stress profile, coping style, anxiety, depression, and gastric emptying as predictors of functional dyspepsia: A case-control study

  • José Ma. De la Roca-Chiapas

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México
    • Asociación Cultural Nueva Acrópolis México, León, Guanajuato, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +52 477 7885100x8475; fax: +52 477 7885100x8410.
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  • Silvia Solís-Ortiz

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México
    • ,
  • Martha Fajardo-Araujo

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México
    • ,
  • Modesto Sosa

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México
    • ,
  • Teodoro Córdova-Fraga

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México
    • ,
  • Alma Rosa-Zarate

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, León, Guanajuato, México

Received 11 August 2008 ,Revised 3 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 May 2009.

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☆ This work was supported by CONACyT Grant 38749-E, CONCyTEG Grant 0316k118-028, and by the University of Guanajuato. José Maria de la Roca received a CONACyT scholarship (No. 184928) for work on a doctorate degree and a dissertation scholarship (CONCyTEG No. 06-16-k119-16).

PII: S0022-3999(09)00192-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.013

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 73-81 , January 2010

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