What is chronic constipation? Definition and diagnosis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.B, 2011, Pages

  Gray, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constipation; Definition; Diagnosis; Investigations

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANORECTAL DISEASE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON MOTILITY; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84859232718     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/593056     Document Type: Short Survey

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