Predictors of outcome of anorectal biofeedback therapy in patients with constipation

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1245-1251

  Shim, L S E ^a   Jones, M ^b   Prott, G M ^a   Morris, L I ^a   Kellow, J E ^a   Malcolm, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BALLOON EXPULSION TIME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HARD FECES; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955627062     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04653.x     Document Type: Article

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