Incidence, clinical presentation, and management of constipation in a pediatric ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-194

  Diamanti, Antonella ^a   Bracci, Fiammetta ^a   Reale, Antonino ^a   Crisogianni, Massimo ^a   Pisani, Mara ^a   Castro, Massimo ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GLYCEROL; LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; MINERAL OIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROME;

EID: 76249119420     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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