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#SearchesResults
1exp INFANT/777578
2infan$.tw.247293
3(newborn$ or neonate$).tw.135345
4(baby or babies).tw.36629
5exp CHILD/1253336
6child$.tw.694460
7ADOLESCENT/1256792
8(adolescen$ or teenager$).tw.108512
9or/1-82476826
10CONSTIPATION/7780
11constipat$.ti.3234
12((difficult$ or delay$ or irregular$ or infrequen$ or pain$) adj3 (defecat$ or stool$ or faeces or feces or bowel movement$)).tw.799
13or/10-128437
14DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION/148
15PALPATION/6149
16((rect$ or digital$) adj3 (exam$ or palpat$)).tw.5598
17or/14-1611146
18and/9,13,1737

From: Appendix I, Search Strategies

Cover of Constipation in Children and Young People
Constipation in Children and Young People: Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Childhood Constipation in Primary and Secondary Care.
NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 99.
National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health (UK).
London: RCOG Press; 2010.
Copyright © 2010, National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health.

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