Incidence, etiology, and impact of fever in patients with acute pancreatitis

Pancreatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Bohidar, N P ^a   Garg, Pramod K ^a   Khanna, Sudeep ^a   Tandon, Rakesh K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Fever; Infected pancreatic necrosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037225131     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069146     Document Type: Article

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