Aerophagia among Sri Lankan schoolchildren: Epidemiological patterns and symptom characteristics

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516-520

  Devanarayana, Niranga M ^a   Rajindrajith, Shaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

adolescent; aerophagia; child; epidemiology; functional gastrointestinal disorder

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AEROPHAGIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SRI LANKA; STRESS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AEROPHAGY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859103888     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318236051d     Document Type: Article

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