Effects of abdominal massage in management of constipation-A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-767

  Lämås, Kristina ^a   Lindholm, Lars ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Engström, Birgitta ^a   Jacobsson, Catrine ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal massage; Constipation; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349228216     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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