Rectal Sensory Threshold for Pain is a Diagnostic Marker of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Abdominal Pain in Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Halac, Ugur ^a   Noble, Angela ^a   Faure, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROSTAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION HABIT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTAL SENSORY THRESHOLD FOR PAIN; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72049084736     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.062     Document Type: Article

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