Colon transit time in healthy children and adolescents

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1721-1724

  Velde, S Vande ^a   Notebaert, A ^a   Meersschaut, V ^a   Herregods, N ^a   Van Winckel, M ^a   Van Biervliet, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Colon transit time; Normal values; Young adult

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRISTOL STOOL SCALE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECATION HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84889887230     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1750-5     Document Type: Article

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