Seasonal Variation in the Presentation of Abdominal Pain

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Saps, M ^a   Blank, C ^a   Khan, S ^b   Seshadri, R ^b   Marshall, B ^c   Bass, L ^c   Di Lorenzo, C ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Children; Consultation; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049165726     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181559bd3     Document Type: Article

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