Dietary fiber intake, stool frequency and colonic transit time in chronic functional constipation in children

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1147-1153

  Guimaraes E V ^a,b   Goulart, E M A ^a   Penna, F J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Colonic transit time; Constipation; Dietary fiber

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0035462102     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000900007     Document Type: Article

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