Obesity predicts persistence of pain in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-521

  Bonilla, S ^a   Wang, D ^a   Saps, M ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c 2300 Children's Plaza Box 65 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

dyspepsia; functional abdominal pain.; functional gastrointestinal disorders; irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79954443578     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.245     Document Type: Article

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