Impact of functional constipation on health-related quality of life in preschool children and their families in Xi'an, China.

AIM:Functional constipation (FC) is one of the common diseases among children. The aim of this study was to investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in preschool children diagnosed with FC and the impact of the condition on affected families. METHODS:In this cross-sectional, case-contr...

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Main Authors: Changjun Wang, Lei Shang, Yuhai Zhang, Jiao Tian, Baoxi Wang, Xianjun Yang, Lijun Sun, Chunyan Du, Xun Jiang, Yongyong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795078?pdf=render