Behavioral therapy for childhood constipation: A randomized, controlled trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Van Dijk, Marieke ^a,c   Bongers, Marloes E J ^a   De Vries, Giel Jan ^b   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a   Last, Bob F ^a,c   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral therapy; Childhood; Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEFECATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE;

EID: 44449096252     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2402     Document Type: Article

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