A population survey of bowel habits in urban Swiss men

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 170-175

  Curtin, François ^a   Morabia, Alfredo ^a   Bernstein, Martine ^a   Dederding, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bowel habits; Constipation; Prevalence; Sociodemographic factors; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

EID: 0031840767     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/8.2.170     Document Type: Article

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