Concept information
Preferred term
constipation
Definition
- Constipation and its causes are a collection of diseases that are very important to health providers around the entire globe. Constipation is a global health problem affecting more than 12 percent of the entire world (that is, people who have on average less than three bowel movements per week). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Constipation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/constipation
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