Causes of idiopathic constipation in Thai patients: Associations between the causes and constipation symptoms as defined in the Rome II criteria

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Gonlachanvit, Sutep ^a   Patcharatrakul, Tanisa ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anorectal dysfunction; Colonic inertia; Constipation; Constipation symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM; THAILAND;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 22744450624     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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