Holistic approach to chronic constipation
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Holistic approach to chronic constipation.
By "holistic approach" (greek "olos" = "all") we mean a clinical approach which is not only confined to the diseased segment of the body, say the inert large bowel or the spastic pelvic floor in case of constipation, but takes under consideration the whole "mind and body complex", which is a unique indivisible entity. According to a prospective study carried out in our Unit and under press in C...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0354-950X,2406-0887
DOI: 10.2298/aci0602067p