Functional somatic symptoms and associated impairment in 5-7-year-old children: The Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 625-634

  Rask, Charlotte Ulrikka ^a   Olsen, Else Marie ^a,b   Elberling, Hanne ^b   Christensen, Mogens Fjord ^c   Ørnbøl, Eva ^a   Fink, Per ^a   Thomsen, Per Hove ^a   Skovgaard, Anne Mette ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child; Co occurrence; Cohort study; Functional somatic symptoms; Impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PAIN; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 70350162996     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9366-3     Document Type: Article

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