Stool consistency, but not frequency, correlates with total gastrointestinal transit time in children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1188-1192

  Russo, Marina ^a   Martinelli, Massimo ^a   Sciorio, Elisa ^a   Botta, Carmine ^a   Miele, Erasmo ^a   Vallone, Gianfranco ^a   Staiano, Annamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEFECATION HABIT; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84880573336     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.11.082     Document Type: Article

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