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Managing constipation in older people : the effects of education and acupressure

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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by Li-Wei Lin
The study consists of two parts: a systematic review that critically analysed existing Chinese medicine clinical trials in managing constipation and, a cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of education and acupressure on constipation in older people. Participants in the experimental group reported significant improvements in their constipation symptoms.

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xxi, 344 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.

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eng

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2010.

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Ph.D.

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Faculty of Health

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School of Nursing and Midwifery

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