"Growing pains" in young children: A study of the profile, experiences and quality of life issues of four to six year old children with recurrent leg pain

Foot

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 120-124

  Evans, Angela M ^a   Scutter, Sheila D ^a   Lang, Linda M G ^b   Dansie, Brenton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Growing pains; Leg pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33746316846     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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