Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
A cross-sectional survey of school-children aged from 9 to 15 y was performed in the city of Petaling Jaya to look for predictors of recurrent abdominal pain. A sample of 1488 children was randomly chosen, of whom 143 (9.6) had recurrent abdominal pain according to Apley's criteria. Conclusion: The results of the study show that recurrent abdominal pain was associated with a number of demographic variables, a tendency to have other complaints and a family history of chronic abdominal complaints.
Keywords
Malaysian Urban School-children, Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Acta Paediatrica
Volume
90
Issue
3
Publisher
Wiley
Additional Information
Department of Paediatrics , University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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