Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Without Electrolytes for the Treatment of Functional Constipation in Infants and Toddlers

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 536-539

  Loening Baucke, Vera ^a   Krishna, Rachana ^a   Pashankar, Dinesh S ^b  

^a Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional constipation; Infants; Polyethylene glycol without electrolytes; Toddlers; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944364267     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200411000-00016     Document Type: Article

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