Epidemiologic considerations in unexplained pediatric arthralgia: The role of season, school, and stress

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 427-433

  McNally, J Dayre ^a   Matheson, Loren A ^a   Rosenberg, Alan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Myalgia; Pediatric; Rheumatic diseases; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SUMMER; SYMPTOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER; ABSENTEEISM; AGE; BLOOD; CANADA; CLIMATE; COLD; COMORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ARTHRALGIA; CHILD; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SASKATCHEWAN; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 64849093016     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080358     Document Type: Article

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