Long-term efficacy of low-dose tricyclic antidepressants for children with functional gastrointestinal disorders

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-264

  Teitelbaum, Jonathan E ^a   Arora, Ruchi ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amitriptyline; functional abdominal pain; functional dyspepsia; imipramine; irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; IMIPRAMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ABDOMINAL PAIN; FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMIPRAMINE; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052457554     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318217df7c     Document Type: Article

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