A comparative study: The efficacy of liquid paraffin and lactulose in management of chronic functional constipation

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-19

  Urganci, Nafiye ^a,b   Akyildiz, Basak ^a   Polat, Tugçin Bora ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Constipation; Lactulose; Liquid paraffin

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

CATHARTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MALE; MINERAL OIL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644436367     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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