Effect of an oral bulking agent and a rectal laxative administered alone or in combination for the treatment of constipation

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 438-443

  Bouchoucha, Michel ^a,c   Faye, Alain ^a   Savarieau, Bernard ^b   Arsac, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; EDUCTYL; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 3042680146     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(04)94953-6     Document Type: Article

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