Prevalence of self-reported constipation in adults from the general population

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported constipation and associated factors in the general population of a Brazilian city. METHOD Secondary analysis of an epidemiological study, population-based, cross-sectional study, about bowel habits of Brazilian population. A total of 2,162 indivi...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Mateus Queiroz Schmidt, Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos, Rita de Cássia Domansky, Elaine Barros, Mariana Alves Bandeira, Mariana Alves de Melo Tenório, José Marcio Neves Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342015000300440&lng=en&tlng=en