title: [Colic in newborns and infants: a literature review].
abstract: This paper is a literature review on excessive crying and colic that affect babies during their first period of life. This text presents the clinical definition, etiology, colic associated factors and interventions to relief and treatment of infant colic. Articles published in medical and nursing journals indexed at MEDLINE and LILACS computerized database available in the libraries of BIREME, Universidade de São Paulo and CAPES homepage were analysed.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. fannysarfati@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Fanny Sarfati
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Kosminsky
authors.forename: Amélia Fumiko
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn