The relationship between opioid use and laxative use in terminally ill cancer patients

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 375-382

  Sykes, N P ^a,b  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathartics; Constipation; Narcotics; Neoplasms; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CODANTHRAMER; CODANTHRUSATE; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; OPIATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SENNA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0031706176     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921698674125048     Document Type: Article

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