An approach to functional abdominal pain in children and adolescents

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 600, 2012, Pages 386-387

  Brett, Tom ^a   Rowland, Marion ^b   Drumm, Brendan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ABDOMINAL PAIN; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETHARGY; PALLOR; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84864996845     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X652562     Document Type: Short Survey

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