International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 843-852 , November 2003

Constipation and the preached trio: diet, fluid intake, exercise

  • Merilyn Annells

      Affiliations

    • RDNS Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health, La Trobe University, Australia
    • ,
  • Tina Koch

      Affiliations

    • RDNS Research Unit, Royal District Nursing Service of South Australia Inc., PO Box 247, Glenside SA 5065, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-8-8206-0111; fax: +61-8-8206-0010

Received 1 September 2002 ,Revised 21 January 2003 ,Accepted 24 March 2003.

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PII: S0020-7489(03)00075-0

doi: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00075-0

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 843-852 , November 2003

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