Lack of utility of abdominal X-rays in the evaluation of children with constipation: Comparison of different scoring methods

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-159

  Pensabene, Licia ^a,b   Buonomo, Carlo ^a   Fishman, Laurie ^a   Chitkara, Denesh ^a   Nurko, Samuel ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLON; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONRETENTIVE FECAL INCONTINENCE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

CHILD; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; X-RAYS;

HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 77955232149     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181cb4309     Document Type: Article

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