Pharmacologically initiated defecation for persons with spinal cord injury: Effectiveness of three agents

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1062-1065

  House, J Glen ^a,b   Stiens, Steven A ^b,c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration   (United States)

^d University of Washington ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENEMA; GLYCEROL; HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; SUPPOSITORY BASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FECES; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULATION; SUPPOSITORY;

EID: 0030964670     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90128-3     Document Type: Article

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