Chronic idiopathic constipation in adults: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and clinical management
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/mja18.00241