Physicians' abdominal auscultation

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 773-777

  Gade, J ^a   Kruse, P ^b   Trier Andersen, O ^b   Boel Pedersen, S ^b   Boesby, S ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal auscultation; Bowel sounds; Rater agreement

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION;

ABDOMEN; AUSCULTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PERISTALSIS; PERITONITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND;

EID: 0031852306     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850171756     Document Type: Article

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