Hospital re-admission in children with non-specific abdominal pain

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 341-343

  Barker, P A ^a   Jutley, R S ^a   Youngson, G G ^a  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Child; Non specific abdominal pain; Re admission; Short term outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NON SPECIFIC ABDOMINAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036725848     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0807-2     Document Type: Article

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