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Transit Time in Constipated Geriatric Patients During Treatment with a Bulk Laxative and Bran: A Comparison

H. Anderson Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, and Dept. of Geriatrics, Mölndal, Sweden
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I. Bosaeus Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, and Dept. of Geriatrics, Mölndal, Sweden
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T. Falkheden Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, and Dept. of Geriatrics, Mölndal, Sweden
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M. Melkersson Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, and Dept. of Geriatrics, Mölndal, Sweden
Pages 821-826 | Received 27 Apr 1979, Accepted 15 May 1979, Published online: 23 Feb 2010

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