Intestinal obstruction and geophagia in a 14- year-old child [2];Occlusion intestinale et géophagie chez un garçon de 14 ans

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 461-462

  Ye D ^a   Kam, K ^a   Sanou, F ^a   Traore S S ^a   Kambou, S ^a   Yonaba, C ^a   Dao, F ^a   Sawadogo, A ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE YALGADO OUÉDRAOGO   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Child; G ophagie; Intestinal obstruction; Occlusion intestinale; Pica

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EATING DISORDER; GEOPHAGIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; PICA;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PICA;

EID: 2342661191     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.01.021     Document Type: Letter

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