Development of a constipation risk assessment scale

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 37-48

  Richmond, Janice P ^a   Wright, Marion E ^b  

^a LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Constipation; Instrument; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646483362     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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