Yield and cost of performing screening tests for constipation in children

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Chogle, Ashish ^a   Saps, Miguel ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Children; Constipation; Costs; Hypercalcemia; Hypothyroidism; IgA deficiency; Lead poisoning; NASPGHAN

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LEAD; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CALCIUM; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 84890277246     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/945165     Document Type: Article

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