Percutaneous cholecystostomy: Who responds?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1247-1251

  England, R E ^a,b   McDermott, V G ^a   Smith, T P ^a   Suhocki, P V ^a   Payne, C S ^a   Newman, G E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISOFENIN TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 1842411840     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.5.9129421     Document Type: Article

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