Results of computed tomography in family practitioners' patients with non-acute abdominal pain

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 474-477

  Master, Sonali S ^a   Longstreth, George F ^a   Liu, Amy L ^b  

^a Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Plan ^*  (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26444523099     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi039     Document Type: Article

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