Effect of Chinese Herb on Chronic Constipation for Residents in Long-Term Care Units

Summary

The purpose of our study is to improve the problem of constipation and increase the quality of long-term care by the regimen of Chinese herb prescribed by professional doctors of Chinese medicine.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2008-06

Publications

• Background Lembo A, Camilleri M. Chronic constipation. N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 2;349(14):1360-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra020995. No abstract available.

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