Contribution of behavior therapy and biofeedback to laxative therapy in the treatment of pediatric encopresis

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 70-76

  Cox, Daniel J ^a   Sutphen, James ^b   Borowitz, Steve ^b   Kovatchev, Boris ^b   Ling, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD REARING; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032419015     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02884451     Document Type: Article

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