Clinical practice guidelines for pediatric constipation

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 332-338

  Greenwald, Beverly J ^a  

^a ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional constipation; Pediatric constipation; Practice guidelines.

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAXATIVES; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955085254     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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