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2020


Clin Exp Gastroenterol


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National Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Jordanian Children.

Authors

Altamimi E, Scarpato E, Saleh I, Tantawi K, Alassaf M, Ijam M, Khdour M, Batieneh M, Alsarayrah Y, Alaqtam B
Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2020; 13:267-272.
PMID: 32821146.

Abstract

Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common in children. After the introduction of Rome criteria for diagnosis, assessment of prevalence of such disorders became an attainable goal. Since data from our part of the world are scarce, this study aimed at estimating the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in Jordanian children.