Recurrent abdominal pain in 200 children: Somatic causes and diagnostic criteria

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Gijsbers, C F M ^a   Kneepkens, C M F ^b   Schweizer, J J ^c   Benninga, M A ^d   Buller H A ^e  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Constipation; Food allergy; Gastrointestinal infections; Recurrent abdominal pain

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; LAXATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTIPATION; CONVALESCENCE; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YERSINIA INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 80054013456     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02351.x     Document Type: Article

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