Chronic Constipation: Current Treatment Options
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Chronic Constipation: Overview and Treatment Options
INTRODUCTION Chronic constipation, widely prevalent and commonly seen in clinical practice, can have a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. It also has a major impact on the U.S. economy in terms of both health care costs and lost productivity. Commonly accepted treatments vary in terms of their efficacy and safety—and both physicians and their patients have expressed a strong desir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2011/930108