Gastrointestinal motility problems in the elderly patient

Gastroenterology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1688-1700

  Firth, Michael ^a   Prather, Charlene M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANOREXIA; COLON DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036093892     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.33566     Document Type: Article

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