Acute abdominal pain among elderly patients

Gerontology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 339-344

  Laurell, Helena ^a,c   Hansson, L E ^b   Gunnarsson, U ^c  

^a MORA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Decision making; Diagnosis; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRIAGE;

EID: 33750573308     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094982     Document Type: Article

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