Geographic distribution of constipation in the United States

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-191

  Johanson, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; COLD CLIMATE; CONSTIPATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032008420     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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