Relevance of colonic gas analysis and transit study in patients with chronic constipation

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 433-439

  Park, Seon Young ^a   Park, Hyun Bum ^a   Lee, Ji Myung ^a   Lee, Ho Jun ^a   Park, Chang Hwan ^a   Kim, Hyun Soo ^a   Choi, Sung Kyu ^a   Rew, Jong Sun ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colon; Constipation; Gastrointestinal transit; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; COLON TRANSIT TIME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS VOLUME SCORE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84934768462     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm14109     Document Type: Article

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