The effect of polyethylene glycol in the treatment of chronic constipation is insufficiently evaluated: A systematic literature review;Effekten av polyetylenglykol vid kronisk förstoppning otillräckligt utvärderad: En systematisk litteraturöversikt

Lakartidningen

Volumn 101, Issue 34, 2004, Pages 2568-2572

  Öhlén, Karin ^a,b  

^a Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^b Sundsvalls Sjukhus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; MACROGOL 4000;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544227892     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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