Risk factors for chronic constipation based on a general practice sample

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1107-1111

  Talley, Nicholas J ^a   Jones, Michael ^b   Nuyts, Guy ^b   Dubois, Dominique ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; IRON; LAXATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SUCRALFATE; VINCA ALKALOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DRUG USE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0038408886     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07465.x     Document Type: Article

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