The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 3 , Pages 450-451, September 2009

Limited evidence supports use of laxatives for functional constipation in children

University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pijpers MA, Tabbers MM, Benninga MA, Berger MY. Currently recommended treatments of childhood constipation are not evidence based: a systematic literature review on the effect of laxative treatment and dietary measures. Arch Dis Child 2009;94:117-31.

 

PII: S0022-3476(09)00633-7

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.058

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 3 , Pages 450-451, September 2009