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List of abbreviations BM bowel movement * BNF British National Formulary CI confidence interval * CRD NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination DCS dioctyl calcium sulphosuccinate * DSS dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate * NHIS National Health Interview Survey (USA) NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug RCT randomised controlled trial SD standard deviation * Used only in tables and figures Health Technology Assessment 1997; Vol. 1: No. 13 i
Page 1 and 2: Systematic review of the effectiven
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Page 6 and 7: NHS R&D HTA Programme The overall a
Page 11 and 12: Objectives To determine the effecti
Page 13 and 14: Definition of constipation Constipa
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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
Page 54 and 55: 42 References Pers M, Pers B, 1983.
Page 57 and 58: 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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