Abdominal massage for people with constipation: A cost utility analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1719-1729

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

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal massage; Constipation; Cost utility analysis; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Nursing

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTIPATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955131319     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05339.x     Document Type: Article

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