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Influence of positive family history on clinical characteristics of functional constipation.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Feb 2007
Chan Annie On On, Lam Kwok Fai, Hui Wai Mo, Leung Gigi, Wong Nina Y H, Lam Shiu Kum, Wong Benjamin C Y
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: We observed that there is familial aggregation in patients with functional constipation. Their clinical characteristics have not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with functional constipation with and without a positive family history. METHODS: Patients with functional constipation satisfying Rome II criteria were recruited. A Rome...
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