Laxative treatment elevates plasma homocysteine: A study on a population-based Swedish sample of old people

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-49

  Nilsson, Sven E ^a   Takkinen, Sanna ^a   Johansson, Boo ^b   Dotevall, Gerhard ^c   Melander, Arne ^d,e   Berg, Stig ^a   McClearn, Gerald ^f  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Elderly; Laxatives

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; COBALAMIN; DOCUSATE SODIUM; EMULAX; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LAXATIVE; OSMOTIC AGENT; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SAGRADA; SENNOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CYANOCOBALAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPOSITORY; SWEDEN; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SWEDEN; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 1842638315     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0721-0     Document Type: Article

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