Constipation in pregnancy: Prevalence, symptoms, and risk factors

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1351-1357

  Bradley, Catherine S ^a   Kennedy, Colleen M ^b   Turcea, Anne M ^b   Rao, Satish S C ^b   Nygaard, Ingrid E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

IRON;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; IRON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38449110798     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000295723.94624.b1     Document Type: Article

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