Precipitants of constipation during early childhood

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Borowitz, Stephen M ^a   Cox, Daniel J ^a   Tam, Anita ^a   Ritterband, Lee M ^a   Sutphen, James L ^a   Penberthy, J Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; PAIN; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; TOILET TRAINING;

EID: 0042470242     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.3.213     Document Type: Article

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