Recurrent abdominal pain
Keyword(s):
Recurrent abdominal pain occurs in 10–15% of school-aged children and is a frequent presenting complaint in general practice and general paediatric and paediatric gastroenterology clinics. Patients often have vague symptoms and investigation usually results in a low yield of organic disease. Treatment strategies are varied and often subjective with limited evidence upon which to base them. This chapter includes a general overview, classification, discussion of the complex and multifactorial aetiology, therapeutic approach, and outcome. It discusses a recommended clinical approach for the management of complex cases.
1986 ◽
Vol 11
(2)
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pp. 102-106
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2002 ◽
Vol 5
(2)
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pp. 166
2006 ◽
Vol 19
(6)
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1991 ◽
Vol 61
(2)
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pp. 86-91
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2015 ◽
Vol 56
(03)
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pp. 125-128
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