Older people and laxative use: Comparison between community and long-term care settings

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 711-717

  Cusack, Siobhan ^a   Day, Mary Rose ^a   Wills, Teresa ^a   Coffey, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community; Constipation; Laxatives; Long term care; Medication; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863896674     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.12.711     Document Type: Review

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