Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 4 , Pages 345-352 , April 2010

A medical record review for functional somatic symptoms in children

  • Charlotte Ulrikka Rask

      Affiliations

    • Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerregade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Tel.: +45 89494341; fax: +45 89494340.
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  • Carsten Borg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Herning Regional Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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  • Charlotte Søndergaard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Herning Regional Hospital, Herning, Denmark
    • ,
  • Søren Schulz-Pedersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Per Hove Thomsen

      Affiliations

    • Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Per Fink

      Affiliations

    • Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Received 16 January 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00413-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.10.003

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 4 , Pages 345-352 , April 2010

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