Chronic abdominal pain in children: an update

Chronic abdominal pain in children: an update

Schurman JV; Friesen CA

Missouri Medicine

2006

Child; Female; Humans; Male; Pain Measurement; Prevalence; Prognosis; Socioeconomic Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Risk Assessment; Combined Modality Therapy; Psychology; Education; adolescent; Preschool; PedPal Lit; Chronic disease; continuing; Medical; Abdominal Pain/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy; Missouri/epidemiology

Despite the fact that chronic abdominal pain is a common complaint in children and adolescents, the complexity of this condition only recently has begun to be understood. This article summarizes new advances in the diagnosis, conceptualization, and treatment of chronic abdominal pain. Implications for effective assessment and treatment within the pediatric primary care setting are discussed.

2006

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