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Prevalence and management of symptom diagnoses in children in general practice

Canadian Family Physician

Main outcome measures All episodes of care with at least 1 contact for a symptom diagnosis in 2018 as well as management strategies within each episode of care including the number and type of diagnostic interventions, therapeutic interventions, and referrals.

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A comparison of children with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in primary care and secondary care [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Insight in patient characteristics in both settings might invite to reflect upon referral strategies of general practitioners (GPs) and interpretation of study results from hospital care. Population studied: Children in the PC study were 7-17 years old, had FAP or IBS according to their GP, and were not being treated by a pediatrician.