Management of childhood constipation

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 937, 2003, Pages 616-621

  Clayden, G ^a   Keshtgar, A S ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENEMA; LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; METHYLCELLULOSE; MINERAL OIL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SENNA EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANXIETY; CELIAC DISEASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEAR; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; NEWBORN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0348141007     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.937.616     Document Type: Review

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