Constipation in children with autism and autistic spectrum disorder

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-358

  Pang, Karl H ^a   Croaker, Geoffrey David Hain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic spectrum disorder; Constipation; Slow transit constipation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAXATIVES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954427163     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2680-8     Document Type: Article

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