The epidemiology of childhood recurrent abdominal pain in western countries: A systematic review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1868-1875

  Chitkara, Denesh K ^a,b   Rawat, David J ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCISEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25644436397     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41893.x     Document Type: Article

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