Laxative effects of fresh baker's yeast

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-164

  Wenk, Roberto ^a   Bertolino, Mariela ^a   Ochoa, Jorge ^a   Cullen, Clara ^a   Bertucelli, Norma ^b   Bruera, Eduardo ^c  

^a FEMEBA   (Argentina)

^b LALCEC San Nicolàs   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BISACODYL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ENEMA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; COST; DEFECATION; DEHYDRATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034060896     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00159-1     Document Type: Letter

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