Partnering with gastroenterologists to evaluate patients with chronic constipation

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Lacy, Brian E ^a   Brunton, Stephen A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ANAMNESIS; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 25144502879     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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