Bowel habits and behaviors related to defecation in 10- to 16-year-olds: Impact of socioeconomic characteristics and emotional stress

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 569-573

  Devanarayana, Niranga Manjuri ^a   Rajindrajith, Shaman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adolescent; bowel habit; defecation; emotions; psychological factors; war

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES; FEMALE; HABITS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAR;

EID: 79955568973     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181fd082b     Document Type: Article

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