Cow's-milk-free diet as a therapeutic option in childhood chronic constipation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-176

  Irastorza, Inaki ^a   Ibañez, Berta ^b   Delgado Sanzonetti, Lissette ^a   Maruri, Natalia ^a   Vitoria, Juan Carlos ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b Basque Ndation for Health Innovation and Research   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

allergy; constipation; cow's milk

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LAXATIVE; MILK PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 77955232466     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181cd2653     Document Type: Article

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