Incidence of non-specific abdominal pain in children during school term: population survey based on discharge diagnoses.
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Abdominal pain remains a common problem in childhood and often results in admission to hospital. Of these children, however, only 30-40% will require surgical intervention. 3 Most are discharged with a diagnosis of non-specific abdominal pain. To elucidate whether non-specific abdominal pain is more common during the school term compared with the school holiday we investigated the admission rates for non-specific abdominal pain and acute appendicitis throughout the school year.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 318 7196 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999