The Frequency of Constipation and It's Causes in Iranian Children

Background:Childhood constipation is a common problem, accounting for 3% of visits to pediatric clinics and up to 25% of visits to ediatric gastroenterologists.However,little is known about the prevalence of childhood constipation in developing countries and the frequency of its causes.We proposed t...

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Main Authors: Ali Bidari, Mansour Behpour, Elham Talachian, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2009-11-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-77&slc_lang=en&sid=1