Prescribing patterns for the outpatient treatment of constipation in the United States

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3514-3520

  Trinkley, Katy E ^a   Porter, Kyle ^a   Nahata, Milap C ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Laxatives; Medications; Nonpharmacologic; Outpatients; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; LUBRICATING AGENT; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; TEGASEROD;

ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY FIBER; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649326198     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1196-3     Document Type: Article

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