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Familial Clustering Of Habitual Constipation: A Prospective Study In Children From West Virginia, Yoram Elitsur, Jenna Dolan
Familial Clustering Of Habitual Constipation: A Prospective Study In Children From West Virginia, Yoram Elitsur, Jenna Dolan
Yoram Elitsur
Objective: To investigate familial clustering of habitual constipation in pediatric patients who attended our medical facilities. Patients and Methods: Children with the diagnosis of functional, habitual constipation or patients without constipation and their respective family members were prospectively recruited to our study. Constipation was established in all participants using a standard questionnaire (Rome criteria). Results: A total of 112 children and their families participated in the study, of which 37 were probands families (test) and 75 children and their respective family members constituted the control group. A total of 310 family members completed the questionnaire. No significant differences were found …
Finding Your Way: A Medical Ethics Handbook For Patients And Families, Katrina Bramstedt
Finding Your Way: A Medical Ethics Handbook For Patients And Families, Katrina Bramstedt
Katrina A. Bramstedt
A medical ethics book geared for the lay audience. Current books in the marketplace are for medical professionals, academics, or students. This book is meant as a handbook for patients, families, and caretakers. The book will be of interest to those patients and families confronting major health-care decisions and to the professionals who work with these patients and families.