Impact of persistent constipation on health-related quality of life and mortality in older community-dwelling women

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1152-1158

  Koloski, N A ^a   Jones, M ^b   Wai, R ^c   Gill, R S ^c   Byles, J ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880220508     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2013.137     Document Type: Article

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