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However, there is limited data from developing countries such as India.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study was conducted from March 2010 to April 2011 among school children aged 6\u201317\u00a0years in northern India. Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">JIA<\/jats:styled-content> were determined using a questionnaire on musculoskeletal complaints. This was filled either by parents (always in children &lt; 14\u00a0years) or children themselves. Subsequently, all children were individually met and responses verified. An abbreviated musculoskeletal examination (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GALS<\/jats:styled-content>) was performed on every child. In cases of suspected inflammatory arthritis, further investigations were performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 2059 children (851 girls, 1208 boys) who were included in this study, mean (\u00b1\u00a0<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>) age was 11.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02.9\u00a0years. Joint pain (more than 1\u00a0week) was present in 158 (7.6%), back pain in 63 (3.1%) and heel pain in 62 (3%) of them. Limb pains, suggestive of \u2018growing pains\u2019, were present in 45 (2.1%) children. There were six suspected cases of inflammatory musculoskeletal pain; however, only one child was confirmed as having <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">JIA<\/jats:styled-content> (enthesitis\u2010related arthritis). 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