Constipation in the elderly: management strategies.

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Published in Drugs Aging on January 01, 2009

Authors

Giancarlo Spinzi1, Arnaldo Amato, Gianni Imperiali, Nicoletta Lenoci, Giovanna Mandelli, Silvia Paggi, Franco Radaelli, Natalia Terreni, Vittorio Terruzzi

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy. gispinz@tin.it

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