Review shows that parental reassurance and nutritional advice help to optimise the management of functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1512-1520

  Salvatore, Silvia ^a   Abkari, Abdelhak ^b   Cai, Wei ^c   Catto Smith, Anthony ^d   Cruchet, Sylvia ^e   Gottrand, Frederic ^f   Hegar, Badriul ^g   Lifschitz, Carlos ^h   Ludwig, Thomas ⁱ   Shah, Neil ^j   Staiano, Annamaria ^k   Szajewska, Hania ^l   Treepongkaruna, Suporn ^m   Vandenplas, Yvan ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIV LILLE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^h HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

ⁱ Danone Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition   (Singapore)

^j GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^l MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^m MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Constipation; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Infantile colic; Management; Regurgitation

Indexed keywords

CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFANTILE COLIC; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REASSURANCE; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

EID: 85047487672     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.14378     Document Type: Review

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