Hocus-pocus: A case of abdominal pain after blunt abdominal trauma

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-96

  Osterhoudt, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033956930     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20000201-08     Document Type: Article

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