Accuracy of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of peritonitis compared with the clinical impression of the surgeon

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 170-173

  Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a   Hsieh, Yeu Sheng ^b   Chen, Wei Jao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033980041     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.2.170     Document Type: Article

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