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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Autores principales: De Giorgio, Roberto, Ruggeri, Eugenio, Stanghellini, Vincenzo, Eusebi, Leonardo H., Bazzoli, Franco, Chiarioni, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Review
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

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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

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