Recurrent abdominal pain: What determines medical consulting behavior?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 192-201

  Venepalli, Neeta Kiran ^a   Van Tilburg, Miranda A L ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Child; Functional GI disorders; Psychosocial factors; School absences; Sick role

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATIZATION; STUDENT T TEST;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE;

EID: 30844437525     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3107-1     Document Type: Article

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