Are diet and constipation related in children?

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 536-539

  Corkins, Mark R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; REVIEW; CHILD; DIET; INCIDENCE;

CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 32944478663     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426505020005536     Document Type: Review

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