A systematic review of the effectiveness of bowel management strategies for constipation in adults with stroke

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1004-1010

  Lim, Su Fee ^a,b   Childs, Charmaine ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bowel; Constipation; Nurse led intervention; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE;

EID: 84878482860     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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