Effectiveness of laxatives in adults.

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Published in Qual Health Care on December 01, 2001

Authors

M Petticrew1, M Rodgers, A Booth

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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