Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children and Adolescents in the Mediterranean Region of Europe

Scarpato, Elena; Kolacek, Sanja; Jojkic-Pavkov, Danijela; Konjik, Vlatka; Živković, Nataša; Roman, Enriqueta; Kostovski, Aco; Nikolina Zdraveska; Altamimi, Eyad; Papadopoulou, Alexandra; Karagiozoglou-Lampoudi, Thomai; Shamir, Raanan; Bar Lev, Michal Rozenfeld; Koleilat, Aziz; Mneimneh, Sirin; Bruzzese, Dario; Leis, Rosaura; Staiano, Annamaria

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2017.11.005

Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children and Adolescents in the Mediterranean Region of Europe

Journal

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Date Issued

2018

Author(s)

Scarpato, Elena

Kolacek, Sanja

Jojkic-Pavkov, Danijela

Konjik, Vlatka

Živković, Nataša

Roman, Enriqueta

Altamimi, Eyad

Papadopoulou, Alexandra

Karagiozoglou-Lampoudi, Thomai

Shamir, Raanan

Bar Lev, Michal Rozenfeld

Koleilat, Aziz

Mneimneh, Sirin

Bruzzese, Dario

Leis, Rosaura

Staiano, Annamaria

DOI

10.1016/j.cgh.2017.11.005

Abstract

Little is known about the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children from the Mediterranean area of Europe. We aimed to assess the prevalence of FGIDs in children and adolescents in this region.