Importance of parental conceptual model of illness in severe recurrent abdominal pain.

E, Crushell; M, Rowland; M, Doherty; S, Gormally; S, Harty; B, Bourke; B, Drumm

doi:10.1542/peds.112.6.1368

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Importance of parental conceptual model of illness in severe recurrent abdominal pain.

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Crushell E

Rowland M

Doherty M

Abstract

Objectives Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) affects up to 15% of children. A biopsychosocial approach to the treatment of children with RAP has been proposed as an alternative to the traditional medical model. The aim of this study was to examine whether the parental conceptual model of illness is a f...

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