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. 2018 Nov;57(13):1489-1495.
doi: 10.1177/0009922818774343. Epub 2018 May 10.

Unmet Needs in Pediatric Functional Constipation

Manu Sood  1 , Peter Lichtlen  2 , Maria Claudia Perez  3
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Unmet Needs in Pediatric Functional Constipation

Manu Sood et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: MS served on the Sucampo Advisory Board and his spouse holds stock options in Abbott and AbbVie. PL is an employee of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (previously Sucampo AG) and held stock options in Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MCP is an employee of Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.

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Search methodology for evaluating published literature on pediatric functional constipation treatment and management.
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Figure 2.
Number of articles by publication type and level of evidence. Articles retrieved from PubMed search (N = 394) were evaluated for publication type and level of evidence based on the GRADE system. Article types within each level of evidence (high, moderate, low, and very low) are listed below the corresponding category.
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