Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship

BACKGROUND: Recurrent abdominal pain is a common complaint among children and adolescents. Apley’s criteria – at least three discrete episodes of abdominal pain of sufficient severity to interrupt normal activities that occur over a period of three or more months - are often used to define this chro...

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Main Author: Colin Macarthur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/286943
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spelling doaj-art-60346c75dd874f44bb4fbaf4161fd44d2025-08-20T03:34:48ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001999-01-0113760761010.1155/1999/286943Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect RelationshipColin Macarthur0Departments of Community Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Recurrent abdominal pain is a common complaint among children and adolescents. Apley’s criteria – at least three discrete episodes of abdominal pain of sufficient severity to interrupt normal activities that occur over a period of three or more months - are often used to define this chronic pain syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/286943
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
title_full Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
title_fullStr Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
title_full_unstemmed Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
title_short Helicobacter pylori Infection and Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Lack of Evidence for a Cause and Effect Relationship
title_sort helicobacter pylori infection and childhood recurrent abdominal pain lack of evidence for a cause and effect relationship
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/286943
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