The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2007

Somatic Referral of Visceral Sensations and Rectal Sensory Threshold for Pain in Children with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

  • Christophe Faure, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christophe Faure, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1C5.
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  • Anna Wieckowska, MD

Received 20 December 2005 ,Revised 25 July 2006 ,Accepted 31 August 2006.

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 Supported by a grant from the Pediatric Digestion and Motility Disorders Society.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00840-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.072

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2007

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