Effects of abdominal massage on constipation in palliative care patients – a pilot study
Introduction: The problem of constipation in Poland concerns 13.4% of the healthy population. In the case of patients treated with opioids, this number increases to 70-90%, which constitutes a serious problem that lowers the patients’ quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess the effects o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Advances in Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/rehab.2017.31.issue-4/rehab-2015-0076/rehab-2015-0076.xml?format=INT |