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Review
. 2013 May 14;185(8):663-70.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120819. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

Treatment of constipation in older people

Dov Gandell  1 , Sharon E Straus, Maria Bundookwala, Vincent Tsui, Shabbir M H Alibhai
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Review

Treatment of constipation in older people

Dov Gandell et al. CMAJ. .
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