Current approaches to diagnosing and managing constipation in advanced cancer and palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-476

  Clark, Katherine ^a,b   Urban, Kat ^c   Currow, David C ^d  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c Sydney Institute of Palliative Care Sydney   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; MICROLAX; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL PLUS ELECTROLYTE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION HABIT; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SOUND; NAUSEA; OVARY CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; VOMITING;

CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROLYTES; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 77951781402     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0274     Document Type: Article

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