title: Constipation prevention: empiric use of stool softeners questioned.
authors.affiliation: University of California-Los Angeles.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Castle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Samuelson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002400:Cathartics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003672:Defecation / Q000187:drug effects; D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid