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Proctalgia fugax epidemiology and demographics

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Overview

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Onset can be in childhood. One study showed that men were affected more commonly than women.[1]

References

References

  1. de Parades V, Etienney I, Bauer P, Taouk M, Atienza P (2007). “Proctalgia fugax: demographic and clinical characteristics. What every doctor should know from a prospective study of 54 patients”. Dis. Colon Rectum. 50 (6): 893–8. doi:10.1007/s10350-006-0754-4. PMID 17164968.

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