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Of colic and rumbling in the guts
Author(s) -
THOMAS DB
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1995.tb00842.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , context (archaeology) , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , archaeology , physics , optics , history
Infant colic is a common disorder of doubtful aetiology. The known facts have been interpreted in a historical and geographical context The apparent increase in incidence of the condition in the Westernized world during the twentieth century may reflect the technological advances and social changes that have occurred in recent years.