Diagnosis on a positive fashion of nonorganic failure to thrive

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1281-1284

  Panetta, Fabio ^a   Magazzù, Domenico ^b   Sferlazzas, Concetta ^a   Lombardo, Mariangela ^a   Magazzù, Giuseppe ^a,c   Lucanto, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Failure to thrive; Predictive value; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 49349109696     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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