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  • Title: Management of constipation and encopresis in children.
    Author: Montgomery DF, Navarro F.
    Journal: J Pediatr Health Care; 2008; 22(3):199-204. PubMed ID: 18455070.
    Abstract:
    Constipation is a common problem in primary care. Nurse practitioners should be able to diagnose and treat constipation appropriately and to recognize which children require referral to a gastroenterologist. Referral to a gastroenterologist is necessary for the child with simple constipation or encopresis fails to respond to treatment, an organic etiology is suspected, or complex management is required.
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