Primary care diagnosis of acute abdominal pain

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 19-41

  Stone, Roy ^a  

^a Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ANAMNESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030323513     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006205-199621120-00003     Document Type: Article

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