What is the best treatment for chronic constipation in the elderly?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1050-1052

  Kalish, Virginia B ^a   Loven, Bridget ^b   Sehgal, Mandi ^c  

^a DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGIOLAX; EMODIN; ISPAGULA; LACTITOL; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MINERAL OIL; SORBITOL; TEGASEROD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION HABIT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 37349118351     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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