
Editor’s note: This Commentary is a companion to Refractory Depression, Fatigue, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Chronic Pain: A Functional Medicine Case Report on page 104 (available at: www.thepermanentejournal.org/issues/2016/fall/6239-ibs.html). Also note that material describing the foundation and practice of Functional Medicine has been excerpted, with permission, from Introduction to Functional Medicine by David S Jones and Sheila Quinn, ©The Institute for Functional Medicine, 2016. Discosure Statement The author(s) have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Chronic Disease, Humans, Medicine, Delivery of Health Care, Models, Biological
Chronic Disease, Humans, Medicine, Delivery of Health Care, Models, Biological
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 10 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
