Outcome after exploratory laparoscopy for unexplained abdominal pain in childhood

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 993-998

  Hoffenberg, Edward J ^a,b   Rothenberg, Steven S ^a   Bensard, Denis ^a   Sondheimer, Judith M ^a   Sokol, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OVARY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030668205     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170470027006     Document Type: Article

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