Flixweed vs. polyethylene glycol in the treatment of childhood functional constipation: A randomized clinical trial

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Nimrouzi, Majid ^a,b   Sadeghpour, Omid ^a   Imanieh, Mohammad Hadi ^b   Ardekani, Mohammadreza Shams ^c   Salehi, Alireza ^c   Minaei, Mohamad Bagher ^c   Zarshenas, Mohammad M ^d,e  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Constipation; Descurainia sophia; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

DESCURAINIA SOPHIA EXTRACT; MACROGOL 4000; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DESCURAINIA SOPHIA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PLANT SEED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937439657     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.425     Document Type: Article

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