Does "stubbornness" have a role in pediatric constipation?

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-111

  Burket, Roger C ^a   Cox, Daniel J ^a   Tam, Anita P ^a   Ritterband, Lee ^a   Borowitz, Steve ^a   Sutphen, Jim ^a   Stein, Charles A ^a   Kovatchev, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Stubbornness; Toileting; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33748151338     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200604000-00004     Document Type: Article

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