An algorithm for defining somatization in children

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-74

  Postilnik, Inna ^a   Eisman, Howard D ^a,b   Price, Rebecca ^b   Fogel, Joshua ^c  

^a Sports Physical Therapy of New York   (United States)

^b State University of New York Health Science Center   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Child psychiatry; Child psychology; Classification; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Pediatrics; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33744533775     PISSN: 12097268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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