Pathophysiology of evacuation disorders

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 31-40

  Lunniss, P J ^a   Gladman, M A ^a   Benninga, M A ^b   Rao, S S ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuation disorders; Rectal

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EVACUATION DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTUM; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350644905     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01402.x     Document Type: Review

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