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Treatment of constipation in older people
Dov Gandell, Sharon E. Straus, Maria Bundookwala, Vincent Tsui and Shabbir M.H. Alibhai
CMAJ May 14, 2013 185 (8) 663-670; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120819
Dov Gandell
From the Department of Medicine (Gandell), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; the Department of Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto; the Department of Medicine (Bundookwala), University Health Network; the Department of Medicine (Tsui), St. Joseph’s Health Centre; and the University Health Network (Alibhai), Toronto, Ont.
Sharon E. Straus
From the Department of Medicine (Gandell), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; the Department of Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto; the Department of Medicine (Bundookwala), University Health Network; the Department of Medicine (Tsui), St. Joseph’s Health Centre; and the University Health Network (Alibhai), Toronto, Ont.
Maria Bundookwala
From the Department of Medicine (Gandell), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; the Department of Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto; the Department of Medicine (Bundookwala), University Health Network; the Department of Medicine (Tsui), St. Joseph’s Health Centre; and the University Health Network (Alibhai), Toronto, Ont.
Vincent Tsui
From the Department of Medicine (Gandell), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; the Department of Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto; the Department of Medicine (Bundookwala), University Health Network; the Department of Medicine (Tsui), St. Joseph’s Health Centre; and the University Health Network (Alibhai), Toronto, Ont.
Shabbir M.H. Alibhai
From the Department of Medicine (Gandell), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; the Department of Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto; the Department of Medicine (Bundookwala), University Health Network; the Department of Medicine (Tsui), St. Joseph’s Health Centre; and the University Health Network (Alibhai), Toronto, Ont.

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Treatment of constipation in older people
Dov Gandell, Sharon E. Straus, Maria Bundookwala, Vincent Tsui, Shabbir M.H. Alibhai
CMAJ May 2013, 185 (8) 663-670; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120819
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