Home transcutaneous electrical stimulation to treat children with slow-transit constipation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1285-1290

  Yik, Yee Ian ^a,b,c   Ismail, Khairul A ^b   Hutson, John M ^a,b,d   Southwell, Bridget R ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic constipation; Interferential current; Nuclear transit scintigraphy; Transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862506869     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.037     Document Type: Article

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