Vickery G
Special Procedures Center, Newnan Hospital, GA 30263, USA.
Gastroenterol Nurs. 1997 Jul-Aug;20(4):125-8. doi: 10.1097/00001610-199707000-00004.
In this article, the author defines and describes the causes of constipation. Physiology of the colon is reviewed, and the nurse's role in helping patients and families with constipation is also described.