Emergency department assessment of abdominal pain: Clinical indicator tests for detecting peritonism

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 275-277

  Taylor, Scott ^a   Watt, Martin ^a  

^a MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Abdominal signs; Admission; Clinical prediction rule; Discharge; Peritonism

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644792641     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200512000-00005     Document Type: Article

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