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Original Research

National Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Jordanian Children

Eyad Altamimi1 Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan;2 Pediatric Department, King Abdullah University Hospital, Ar Ramtha, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elena Scarpato3 Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples, Naples, ItalyView further author information
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Ibraheem Saleh4 Emergency Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6874-5357View further author information
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Khalid Tantawi5 Surgery Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Mohammad Alassaf6 Medicine Department, King Hussein Medical Center, Royal Medical Services, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Mustafa Ijam7 Medicine Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-8689View further author information
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Mahmoud Khdour8 Dermatology Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Mohammad Batieneh5 Surgery Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Yazan Alsarayrah9 Psychiatry Department, King Hussein Medical Center, Royal Medical Service, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Basil Alaqtam10 Orthopedic Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-0302View further author information
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Pages 267-272 | Published online: 07 Aug 2020

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