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How do bulky foods relieve constipation?

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    Walter C. Alvarez

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Alvarez, W.C. How do bulky foods relieve constipation?. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 257–258 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999912

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