Diagnosis of Constipation in Family Practice
BACKGROUND: Patients who complain of constipation to their family doctor may not be truly constipated. Variability in stool frequency and consistency, and perception of symptoms may lead to inaccurate patient reporting or diagnosis of constipation.
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2002-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Patients who complain of constipation to their family doctor may not be truly constipated. Variability in stool frequency and consistency, and perception of symptoms may lead to inaccurate patient reporting or diagnosis of constipation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42d4228383fa4979900ec99fd23b0b492025-02-03T01:11:20ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002002-01-0116315916410.1155/2002/740413Diagnosis of Constipation in Family PracticeSimon Ferrazzi0Grant W Thompson1E Jan Irvine2Pierre Pare3Laureen Rance4Health Economics, Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaProfessor of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaHealth Economics, Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Patients who complain of constipation to their family doctor may not be truly constipated. Variability in stool frequency and consistency, and perception of symptoms may lead to inaccurate patient reporting or diagnosis of constipation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/740413 |
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| title | Diagnosis of Constipation in Family Practice |
| title_full | Diagnosis of Constipation in Family Practice |
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