Life after definitive treatment for children with Hirschsprung's disease

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Athanasakos, Helen ^a,b,c   Starling, J ^a,b   Ross, F ^a   Cass, D ^a   Nunn, K ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644514995     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1743-9191(06)60052-6     Document Type: Article

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