Cyclic vomiting syndrome in South-East Asian children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 568-570

  Lee, W S ^a   Kaur, P ^b   Boey, C C M ^a   Chan, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b Penang Adventist Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cyclic vomiting; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOMITING;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; NAUSEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP STAGES; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 0032416097     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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