Association between constipation and stressful life events in a cohort of Sri Lankan children and adolescents

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-148

  Devanarayana, Niranga Manjuri ^a   Rajindrajith, Shaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Constipation; Emotional stress; Functional gastrointestinal disorder; War

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PUNISHMENT; RECTUM; SRI LANKA; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954929020     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp077     Document Type: Article

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