Constipation in Childhood

by Graham Clayden and Ulfur Agnarsson

Constipation in childhood is often dismissed as a mild and trivial problem. However, for those children who suffer with bowel dysfunction, the pain, shame, and despair associated with incontinence and painful defecation may have ramifications for a lifetime. Surprisingly, many health care providers are not well-informed about how to deal with childhood constipation. Little information is readily available to doctors and nurses confronted with this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192620444
• ISBN13: 9780192620446
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.8"