Review paper

Global Prevalence of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation According to the Rome Criteria: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published: Jan 1, 2021
Abstract
Background: Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) is a common functional bowel disorder in the community, whose prevalence varies across cross-sectional surveys. We performed a contemporaneous systematic review of studies using comparable methodology, and all iterations of the Rome criteria, to estimate global prevalence. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EMBASE Classic were searched (from 1990 to December 2020) to identify population-based...
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Title
Global Prevalence of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation According to the Rome Criteria: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Jan 1, 2021
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