Of tubes and men: Studying manometrically the effects of laxatives on colonic motility

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 631-633

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a   Fratini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Laxatives; Manometry; Motility

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFECT; LARGE INTESTINE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034969647     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200106000-00003     Document Type: Article

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