Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Natural Laxative Mixture

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-111

  Hale, Earlie McClain ^a   Smith, Eva ^a   St James, James ^a   Wojner Alexandrov, Anne W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLACK CURRANT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FICUS; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GRAPE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; PRUNUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHARTICS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COSTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FICUS; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PILOT PROJECTS; PRUNUS; RIBES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITIS;

EID: 34047179414     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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