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Research Article

An open study of oat bran meal biscuits (‘Lejfibre’) in the treatment of constipation in the elderly

J. C. Valle-Jones General Practice, Burgess Hill, England
Pages 716-720 | Received 21 Oct 1985, Published online: 11 Aug 2008

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