Prevalence of "growing pains" in young children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-258

  Margaret Evans, Angela ^a   Doreen Scutter, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3342981577     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.04.045     Document Type: Article

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