Comparison of straining during defecation in three positions: Results and implications for human health

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1201-1205

  Sikirov, Dov ^a  

^a NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Defecation posture; Sitting; Squatting; Straining

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 0038049911     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024180319005     Document Type: Article

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