Constipation in persons receiving hospice care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 810-820

  Strassels, Scott A ^a   Maxwell, Terri L ^b   Iyer, Shrividya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b excelleRx Inc   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Constipation; End of life; Hospice; Opioid; Pain; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CASTOR OIL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENEMA; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; NALBUPHINE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSTIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPPOSITORY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649954389     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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