The evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the elderly patient

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 181-185

  Fagbohun, C Funsho ^a   Toy, Eugene C ^a   Baker III, Benton ^a  

^a St Joseph's Medical Center Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032701878     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(99)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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