Dietary fibre intake and constipation in children with severe developmental disabilities

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 236-239

  Tse, P W T ^a   Leung, S S F ^b   Chan, T ^b   Sien, A ^a   Chan, A K H ^a  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Constipation; Dietary fibre; Disabled children

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034123081     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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