Effects of regular physical activity on defecation pattern in middle-aged patients complaining of chronic constipation

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-429

  De Schryver, Anneke M ^a   Keulemans, Yolande C ^a   Peters, Harry P ^b   Akkermans, Louis M ^a   Smout, André J ^a   De Vries, Wouter R ^b   Van Berge Henegouwen, Gerard P ^a,b  

^a Gastrointestinal Research Unit   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constipation; Elderly; Exercise; Physical activity; Transit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOID; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 17444371273     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510011641     Document Type: Article

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