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Editorial
. 2018 Jul;63(7):1671-1674.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-018-5027-2.

Painful and Painless Constipation: All Roads Lead to (A Change in) Rome

Adil E Bharucha  1 , Mayank Sharma  2
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Editorial

Painful and Painless Constipation: All Roads Lead to (A Change in) Rome

Adil E Bharucha et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Jul.
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Proposed Revised Classification of Chronic Constipation.
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