title: Recurrent pains in children: an overview and an approach.
abstract: This article provides a broad overview of current thinking about pain and then outlines an approach to a unique category of pain, recurrent pains of obscure origin.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000502:physiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010551:Personality; D010808:Physical Examination; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012008:Recurrence; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012737:Sex Factors; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D004745:Enkephalins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D001615:beta-Endorphin