A randomized, multicenter comparison of polyethylene glycol laxative and tegaserod in treatment of patients with chronic constipation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1964-1971

  Di Palma, Jack A ^a,c   Cleveland, Mark V B ^b   McGowan, John ^b   Herrera, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Braintree Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c Gastroenterology Academic Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL 3350; TEGASEROD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT4; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548139322     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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