Laxation and the like: Assessing digestive health

Nutrition Today

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 193-198

  Grabitske, Hollie A ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 67650912141     PISSN: 0029666X     EISSN: 15389839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NT.0000303353.44218.e9     Document Type: Article

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