Bowel function in an urban black African population
| Autor: | Isidor Segal, G. J. Oettlé |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Dietary Fiber Male Veterinary medicine Time Factors Urban Population Black african Population Black People Enema Transit time Sampling Studies South Africa Humans Medicine Bowel function Defecation education Colonic disease education.field_of_study Cathartics business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Gastroenterology General Medicine Middle Aged Intestines Female Dietary fiber business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 28:717-720 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3706 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02560281 |
| Popis: | Despite a low daily dietary fiber intake, an urbanized black African population in southern Africa has a low incidence of those diseases associated with fiber deficiency. Stool weights, defecation frequencies, and transit times in this group are much closer to those of westernized whites than to rural blacks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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