The abdominal radiographic series in children with suspected bowel obstruction - Should the second view be abandoned?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 556-560

  Hughes, Ursula M ^a,b   Thomas, Karen E ^a   Shuckett, Bruce ^a   Daneman, Alan ^a   Stephens, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Bowel obstruction; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0036942744     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0725-4     Document Type: Article

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