A population-based study on bowel habits in a Korean community: Prevalence of functional constipation and self-reported constipation

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1471-1477

  Jun, Dae Won ^a   Park, Ho Yong ^a   Lee, Oh Young ^a   Lee, Hang Lak ^a   Yoon, Byung Chul ^a   Choi, Ho Soon ^a   Hahm, Joon Soo ^a   Lee, Min Ho ^a   Lee, Dong Hoo ^a   Kee, Choon Suhk ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constipation; Prevalence; Self reported constipation

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE COLON; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HABITS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINE, LARGE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748128478     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9087-3     Document Type: Article

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