Diagnosis of constipation in family practice

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-164

  Ferrazzi, Simon ^a   Thompson, Grant W ^a   Irvine, E Jan ^a   Pare, Pierre ^a   Rance, Laureen ^a  

^a Janssen Ortho Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bristol stool form scale; Constipation; Irritable bowel syndrome; Rome II; Transit time

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; PRODIEM PLUS; PSYLLIUM HYDROCOLLOID; SENOKOT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036105457     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/740413     Document Type: Article

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