Emergency department diagnosis of abdominal disorders in the elderly

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-362

  Kizer, Kenneth W ^a,b   Vassar, Mary J ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal disease; Aged; Differential diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031854642     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90127-9     Document Type: Article

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