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Back pain: A puzzle in children
Author(s) -
Nahle Imad S,
Hamam Mohamed S,
Masrouha Karim Z,
Afeiche Nadim E,
Abdelnoor Johnny
Publication year - 2016
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/jpc.13291
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy
Back pain in children is underdiagnosed and increases incidence in adolescence. A systematic approach can diagnose the most common causes: trauma, structural deformities, inflammatory diseases, infection and malignancy.