Survey of laxative use by adults with self-defined constipation in South America and Asia: A comparison of six countries

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-284

  Wald, A ^a   Mueller Lissner, S ^b   Kamm, M A ^c,d   Hinkel, U ^e   Richter, E ^e   Schuijt, C ^e   Mandel, K G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^f KGM Innovation Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; COLOMBIA; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ASIA; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 72949090808     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04169.x     Document Type: Article

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