The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 838-840 , May 2010

Five-Year Outcome of Children With “Growing Pains”: Correlations With Pain Threshold

  • Yosef Uziel, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yosef Uziel MD, MSc, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel, 44281.
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  • Gil Chapnick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    • Meuhedet Health Fund, Kfar Saba, Israel
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  • Lutfi Jaber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Taibe Child Health Center, Taibe, Israel
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  • Dan Nemet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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  • Philip J. Hashkes, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Received 20 August 2009 ,Revised 26 October 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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    Proportion of patients reporting pain at a pressure of <5 kg/cm2 applied by a dolorimeter.

    Proportion of patients reporting pain at a pressure of <5 kg/cm2 applied by a dolorimeter.

 The authors declare no conflict of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01213-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.078

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 838-840 , May 2010