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Epidemiology of Constipation (EPOC) Study in The United States: Relation of Clinical Subtypes to Sociodemographic Features

Walter F. Stewart, Joshua Liberman, Robert S. Sandler, Michael S. Woods, Annette Stemhagen, Elsbeth Chee, Richard B. Lipton, Christina Farup

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 1999 · 455 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Constipation is a heterogeneous condition. Differences in epidemiological profile by age, sex ratio, and relation to other sociodemographical factors support the distinction of two and possibly more symptom-based subtypes.

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