Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of probiotic supplementation on functional constipation in children

Medicine (United States)

Volumn 97, Issue 39, 2018, Pages

  Jin, Lei ^a   Deng, Lin ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Wang, Zhenyi ^a   Shao, Wanjin ^b   Liu, Jianhua ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Shanghai Hudong Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Childhood; Functional constipation; Meta analysis; Probiotics; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85054395380     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: 15365964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012174     Document Type: Review

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