Demographics and health care seeking behavior of Singaporean women with chronic constipation: implications for therapeutic management

Kok Ann Gwee1 Gleneagles Hospital, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore;2 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

Sajita Setia3 Janssen, Johnson and Johnson Pte Ltd, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

Pages 287-302 | Published online: 23 Mar 2012

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