Polyethylene glycol 4000 without electrolytes versus milk of magnesia for the treatment of Functional constipation in infants and young children: A randomized controlled trial

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-399

  Ratanamongkol, Panjachat ^c   Lertmaharit, Somrat ^a   Jongpiputvanich, Sungkom ^b  

^a Department of Preventive and Social Medicine ^*

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Functional constipation; Milk of magnesia; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MACROGOL 4000; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 70349333085     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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