The utilization of colon transit scintigraphy in the diagnostic algorithm for patients with chronic constipation

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-47

  McLean, R G ^a,b   King, D W ^a,b   Talley, N A ^a,b   Tait, A D ^a,b   Freiman, J ^a,b  

^a Western Nuclear Medicine   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal motility diagnosis; Outcome and process assessment; Radionuclide imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON OBSTRUCTION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032951986     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026689714120     Document Type: Article

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