Measurement of low dietary fiber intake as a risk factor for chronic constipation in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-135

  Morais, Mauro B ^a,b   Vítolo, Márcia R ^a   Aguirre, Andrea N C ^a   Fagundes Neto, Ulysses ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic constipation; Dietary fiber

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0343729413     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199908000-00007     Document Type: Article

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