Constipation in the Aged, Attempts at Therapy
- 1 April 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 4 (2) , 121-126
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/4.2.121
Abstract
Conducting an investigation of the effectiveness of cathartics on a group of 37 elderly patients, Dr. Sorter, Dr. berg, and Dr. Necheles administered urecholine and peristaltin. The latter drug proved to be effective in 78 per cent of the cases, the former in only 23 per cent.Keywords
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