Chronic constipation - Is the work-up worth the cost?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 280-286

  Rantis Jr , Peter C ^a   Vernava III, Anthony M ^a   Danie, Gayle L ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a,b  

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

^b S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Cost; Diagnostic evaluation

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342618566     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02050416     Document Type: Article

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