The value of the abdominal radiograph in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Bongers, Marloes E J ^a   Voskuijl, Wieger P ^a   van Rijn, Rick R ^b   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Abdominal radiograph; Constipation; Fecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPH; CONSTIPATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE;

BIOMARKERS; DIAGNOSIS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHY;

PEDIATRICS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 33745221870     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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