Chronic musculoskeletal and other idiopathic pain syndromes
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Leading article Chronic musculoskeletal and other idiopathic pain syndromes
Chronic or recurrent pain in children and adolescents, for which no specific cause can be found, is very common with a point prevalence of at least 15%. Such idiopathic pain conditions are usually “benign” in the sense that they are relatively easy to diagnose with a minimum of investigations, and are treated eVectively with reassurance and use of simple measures including appropriate use of an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9888
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.3.189