Viewpoints of traditional Iranian medicine (TIM) about etiology of pediatric constipation

International Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-92

  Noras, Mohammadreza ^a   Kiani, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children constipation; Etiology; Iranian traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007048860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23455055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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