Biofeedback for constipation?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 670-671

  Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032064213     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02235284     Document Type: Letter

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