Epidemiology of Constipation (EPOC) Study in The United States: Relation of Clinical Subtypes to Sociodemographic Features

1999457 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Walter F. Stewart · Innovative Research (United States)

Joshua Liberman · Innovative Clinical Research

Robert S. Sandler · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael S. Woods · Janssen (United States)

Annette Stemhagen · Janssen (United States)

Elsbeth Chee · Innovative Clinical Research

Richard B. Lipton

Abstract

Constipation is a heterogeneous condition. Differences in epidemiological profile by age, sex ratio, and relation to other sociodemographical factors support the distinction of two and possibly more symptom-based subtypes.

Topics & Keywords

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 94, Issue 12, pp. 3530-3540

DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01642.x

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