Orocecal time in patients with chronic constipation in U. S. A.

International Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-84

  Mann, Nirmal ^a   Leung, Joseph ^b   Lum, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen; Constipation; Lactulose; Prolonged orocecal time

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042812427     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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