The care of constipated children in primary care in different countries

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 677-680

  Burgers, Rosa ^a,b   Bonanno, Elvira ^b,c   Madarena, Elisa ^b,c   Graziano, Francesca ^c   Pensabene, Licia ^c   Gardner, William ^b   Mousa, Hayat ^b   Benninga, Marc A ^a   Di Lorenzo, Carlo ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood constipation; Laxatives; Primary care physician

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; MACROGOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENNA; SUPPOSITORY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CONSTIPATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860443412     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02632.x     Document Type: Article

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