Management of opioid-induced constipation

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-240

  Thorpe, Deborah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel Movement; Cisapride; Constipation; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Lactulose

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PAIN; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; ENEMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 0035377188     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: 15343081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-001-0037-7     Document Type: Article

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