Chronic constipation management for institutionalized older adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 78-83

  Howard, Lois V ^a   West, Diane ^b   Ossip Klein, Deborab J ^c  

^a Finger Lakes Rheumatology ^*

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034160617     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2000.107132     Document Type: Article

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