Management of infantile colic: A review

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-17

  Cohen Silver, Justine ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colic; General pediatrics; Infantile colic; Management

Indexed keywords

COLIC; HUMAN; INFANT; REVIEW;

COLIC; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 59449095767     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808323116     Document Type: Review

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