The Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology study: Conception, implementation, results, and future potential.

Ami D Sperber

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)

This review paper introduces a special issue on the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology study (RFGES) with a narrative description of its conception, development, and implementation, its outcomes to date, and its potential contribution to neurogastroenterology. It includes 15 papers that reflect the range of RFGES studies from single country papers to intra-regional studies, to inter-regional studies, and one global study.

Keyphrases

healthcare
risk factors
risk assessment
weight loss
case control
human health