Does constipation cause abdominal pain in childhood?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 80-82

  Ward, H C ^a   Hosie, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENNA; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOM; TESTIS TORSION; VOMITING;

EID: 0031933265     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689809100208     Document Type: Article

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