Screening for constipation in palliative care patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 915-920

  Noguera, Antonio ^a   Centeno, Carlos ^b   Librada, Silvia ^c   Nabal, María ^d  

^a Hospital Centro de Cuidados Laguna   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c Extremadura Health Service   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MASS SCREENING; PAIN; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350096525     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0054     Document Type: Article

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