Stressful life events and recurrent abdominal pain in children in a rural district in malaysia

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-404

  Boey, Christopher C M ^a   Goh, Khean Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Life events; Recurrent abdominal pain; Rural schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STUDENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALAYSIA; MALE; RECURRENCE; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035049919     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200104000-00017     Document Type: Article

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