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American Gastroenterological Association Technical Review on Constipation

Adil E. Bharucha, +2 more
- 01 Jan 2013 - 
- Vol. 144, Iss: 1, pp 218-238
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This update will identify a rational, efficacious, and ideally cost-effective approach to patients with constipation by updating the previous technical review with material sourced from recent reviews on chronic constipation.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2013-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 611 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic constipation & Constipation.

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American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on constipation.

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