Chronic constipation in the elderly: a primer for the gastroenterologist
Constipation is a frequently reported bowel symptom in the elderly with considerable impact on quality of life and health expenses. Disease-related morbidity and even mortality have been reported in the affected frail elderly. Although constipation is not a physiologic consequence of normal aging, d...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26467668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0366-3 |