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Systematic review of the effectiveness of laxatives in the elderly Mark Petticrew Ian Watt Trevor Sheldon NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination University of York York, YO1 5DD Final manuscript received August 1997 Published November 1997 This report should be referenced as follows: Petticrew M,Watt I, Sheldon T. Systematic review of the effectiveness of laxatives in the elderly. Health Technol Assessment 1997; 1(13).
Page 1 and 2: Systematic review of the effectiven
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Page 7: List of abbreviations .............
Page 11 and 12: Objectives To determine the effecti
Page 13 and 14: Definition of constipation Constipa
Page 15 and 16: with age. Around 15% of women and 6
Page 17 and 18: while a survey of all eight residen
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Page 28 and 29: 16 Methods and side-effects of laxa
Page 30 and 31: 18 Results • Adverse effects and
Page 32 and 33: 20 Results (Richards-Hall et al, 19
Page 34 and 35: 22 Results TABLE 5 contd Summary of
Page 36 and 37: 24 Results TABLE 5 contd Summary of
Page 38 and 39: 26 Results Fibre Cheskin et al, 199
Page 40 and 41: 28 Results 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5
Page 42 and 43: 30 Results faecal softener. No sign
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Page 47 and 48: dietary interventions may be helpfu
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Page 52 and 53: 40 References Fain AM, Susat R, Her
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42 References Pers M, Pers B, 1983.
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Constipation/laxative studies MeSH
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The following additional databases
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Those additional RCTs of laxative t
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Professor Senga Bond, University of
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