Derivation and identification of questions that act as predictors of abdominal pain of musculoskeletal origin

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1021-1027

  Sparkes, Valerie ^a,c   Prevost, A Toby ^b   Hunter, John O ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Assessment; Diagnosis; History taking questions; Musculoskeletal

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0043263843     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200309000-00013     Document Type: Article

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