Constipation in children

Constipation remains a frequent presentation to paediatricians, with significant health resource implications. We present a practical guide to the management of paediatric constipation and evaluate the current evidence for treatment regimens, to help the clinician in treating a condition that can be...

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Autores principales: Afzal, Nadeem A, Tighe, Mark P, Thomson, Mike A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21668945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-28
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spelling pubmed-31430862011-07-26 Constipation in children Afzal, Nadeem A Tighe, Mark P Thomson, Mike A Ital J Pediatr Review Constipation remains a frequent presentation to paediatricians, with significant health resource implications. We present a practical guide to the management of paediatric constipation and evaluate the current evidence for treatment regimens, to help the clinician in treating a condition that can be distressing and has a significant impact on affected families. BioMed Central 2011-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3143086/ /pubmed/21668945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-28 Text en Copyright ©2011 Afzal et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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