The use of digital rectal examinations in palliative care inpatients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 797-

  Clark, Katherine ^a   Currow, David C ^b   Talley, Nicholas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEMORRHOID; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LETTER; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINEUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77954927304     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0019     Document Type: Letter

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