Treatment of defaecation problems in children: The role of education, demystification and toilet training

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 689-692

  Van Der Plas, R N ^a   Benninga, M A ^a   Taminiau, J A J M ^a   Buller H A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofeedback training; Defaecation problems; Demystification; Education; Toilet training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; ENCOPRESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; TOILET TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030931817     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050691     Document Type: Article

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