Chronic idiopathic constipation: A psychological enquiry

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-44

  Dykes, Sheena ^a   Smilgin Humphreys, Spike ^a   Bass, Christopher ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Psychosocial characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035139925     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200101000-00007     Document Type: Article

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