Recent advances in chronic constipation

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 661-666

  Walia, Ritu ^a   Mahajan, Lori ^a   Steffen, Rita ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Constipation; Encopresis

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; BISACODYL; GLYCEROL; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MINERAL OIL; PRUCALOPRIDE; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CAREGIVER; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIET; FECAL IMPACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 73349105551     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32832ff241     Document Type: Review

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