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Review
. 2013 Jan;144(1):218-38.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.10.028.

American Gastroenterological Association technical review on constipation

Adil E Bharucha  1 , John H Pemberton, G Richard Locke 3rd
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American Gastroenterological Association technical review on constipation

Adil E Bharucha et al. Gastroenterology. 2013 Jan.
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