Drugs and constipation in elderly in nursing homes: What is the relation?

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fosnes, Gunvor S ^a,b   Lydersen, Stian ^b   Farup, Per G ^a,b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT; ENEMA; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; LAXATIVE; OPIATE; ORGANIC NITRATE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SULFONAMIDE; THYROID HORMONE;

AGED; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84858311420     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/290231     Document Type: Article

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