Trajectory of medication-induced constipation in patients with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  McMillan, Susan C ^a,b   Tofthagen, Cindy ^a,b   Small, Brent ^b   Karver, Sloan ^c   Craig, David ^d  

^a Retail and Sport Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of South Florida ^*

^d H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; VINCA ALKALOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

EID: 84876891704     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.E92-E100     Document Type: Article

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