Impact of Functional Constipation on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children and Their Families in Xi’an, China

Changjun Wang; Lei Shang; Yuhai Zhang; Jiao Tian; Baoxi Wang; Xianjun Yang; Lijun Sun; Chunyan Du; Xun Jiang; Yongyong Xu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077273

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Impact of Functional Constipation on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children and Their Families in Xi’an, China

Changjun Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Changjun Wang, Lei Shang

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Lei Shang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Changjun Wang, Lei Shang

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Yuhai Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Jiao Tian,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Baoxi Wang,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Xianjun Yang,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Lijun Sun,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Chunyan Du,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Xun Jiang ,

* E-mail: jiangx@fmmu.edu.cn (XJ); xuyongy@fmmu.edu.cn (YX)

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Yongyong Xu

* E-mail: jiangx@fmmu.edu.cn (XJ); xuyongy@fmmu.edu.cn (YX)

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Impact of Functional Constipation on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children and Their Families in Xi’an, China

Changjun Wang,
Lei Shang,
Yuhai Zhang,
Jiao Tian,
Baoxi Wang,
Xianjun Yang,
Lijun Sun,
Chunyan Du,
Xun Jiang,
Yongyong Xu

Published: October 10, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077273

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