Systematic review of randomized controlled trials: Fiber supplements for abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders in childhood

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Horvath, Andrea ^a   Dziechciarz, Piotr ^a   Szajewska, Hania ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic abdominal pain; Fiber; Microbiota; Prebiotics; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84864818522     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338965     Document Type: Review

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