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Review
. 2016 Aug;52(8):802-8.
doi: 10.1111/jpc.13291.

Back pain: A puzzle in children

Imad S Nahle  1 , Mohamed S Hamam  1 , Karim Z Masrouha  1 , Nadim E Afeiche  1 , Johnny Abdelnoor  1   2
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Review

Back pain: A puzzle in children

Imad S Nahle et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Back pain in children is underdiagnosed and increases incidence in adolescence. A systematic approach can diagnose the most common causes: trauma, structural deformities, inflammatory diseases, infection and malignancy.

Keywords: back pain; children; diagnosis; imaging.

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