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Constipation in Elderly Patients with Noncancer Pain: Focus on Opioid-Induced Constipation

Constipation is a common and often debilitating condition in the elderly, which may be caused by underlying disease conditions, structural abnormalities in the bowel, and a variety of medications such as anticholinergics, antidepressants, and opiates. In this review, we focus on opioid-induced const...

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Autores principales: Chokhavatia, Sita, John, Elizabeth S., Bridgeman, Mary Barna, Dixit, Deepali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27417446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40266-016-0381-2