Editorial: symptom improvement does not equal satisfaction with treatment for constipation

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Editorial

Sarah Ballou et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;51(9):909-910.

doi: 10.1111/apt.15683.

No abstract available

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Editorial: symptom improvement does not equal satisfaction with treatment for constipation-authors' reply.
Basilisco G, Barbara G, Bellini M, Cataudella G, D'Alba L, Guarino M, Iovino P, Neri MC, Sarnelli G, Savarino E, Tolone S, Torresan F, Usai-Satta P, Lovati A, Arsiè E, Coletta M. Basilisco G, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 May;51(9):910-911. doi: 10.1111/apt.15697. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020. PMID: 32285509 No abstract available.

Patient dissatisfaction with medical therapy for chronic constipation or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: analysis of N-of-1 prospective trials in 81 patients.
Basilisco G; Italian Society of Neurogastroenterology Motility (SINGEM) Study Group. Basilisco G, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Mar;51(6):629-636. doi: 10.1111/apt.15657. Epub 2020 Feb 12. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020. PMID: 32048753 Clinical Trial.

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