Nonpharmacologic treatments for childhood constipation: Systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 753-761

  Tabbers, Merit M ^a   Boluyt, Nicole ^a   Berger, Marjolein Y ^b   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment; Childhood constipation; Complementary treatment; Nonpharmacologic treatments; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATION; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 80053543924     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0179     Document Type: Review

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