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

• Main Authors: Fernanda Mateus Queiroz Schmidt (Author), Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos (Author), Rita de Cássia Domansky (Author), Elaine Barros (Author), Mariana Alves Bandeira (Author), Mariana Alves de Melo Tenório (Author), José Marcio Neves Jorge (Author)
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• Published: SciELO.
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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...