The impact of functional constipation on the quality of life in the elderly over 60 years

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-43

  Kwon, Hyeok Kyu ^a   Do, Hyun Jin ^a   Kim, Hye Jung ^a   Oh, Seung Won ^a   Lym, Youl Lee ^a   Choi, Jae Kyung ^a   Joh, Hee Kyung ^a   Kweon, Hyuk Jung ^a   Cho, Dong Yung ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constipation; Elderly; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053920750     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.1.35     Document Type: Article

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