Management of bowel problems in older people: An update

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-295

  Potter, Jonathan ^a,b   Wagg, Adrian ^a,c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel care; Commodes; Constipation; Dementia; Enemas; Faecal incontinence; Laxatives; Older people; Suppositories; Toilets

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENEMA; IRON DERIVATIVE; LAXATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CONSTIPATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUPPOSITORY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 21744442780     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-3-289     Document Type: Review

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