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Clinical Research: Constipation Sections
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Introduction
What is constipation?
Understanding the problem
Objective Measurement
Subjective Measurement
Measuring Components
Precipitating Factors
Therapeutic Comparisons
Research Questions
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Methods for Clinical Research in Constipation: Author Biography
 
     

Photo of Nigel SykesDr. Nigel Sykes read medicine at Oxford and is now Head of Medicine and Consultant in Palliative Medicine at St. Christopher's Hospice in London, U.K. He is also Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine at King's College, London University, having previously been Lecturer in Palliative Medicine at Leeds. A past winner of the Evans Prize for Research in Palliative Medicine, Dr. Sykes has a particular research interest in the management of constipation in palliative care.
       

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