Pyogenic liver abscesses: A comparison of older and younger patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 443-448

  Smoger, Steven H ^a,b   Mitchell, Charlene K ^a   Mcclave, Stephen A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Veteran Affairs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Comparison; Elderly; Liver

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031686984     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.4.443     Document Type: Article

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